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This earned him a mention in the song "Smoke on the Water" (the line "Funky Claude was running in and out pulling kids out the ground"). [1] Also, on the inner liner of the original album, Nobs' picture was the only one labeled with a name other than the band members.
The "Funky Claude" running in and out is referring to Claude Nobs, the director of the Montreux Jazz Festival who helped some of the audience escape the fire. [15] Swiss police named Zdeněk Špička, a Czechoslovak refugee living in Épalinges , as a suspect in the case, but he fled Switzerland shortly after.
Claude Nobs managed the recording trip, and is referred to as "Funky Claude" in "Smoke on the Water". The opening track, "Highway Star" was written while the group were on a coach travelling to their opening UK tour date in Portsmouth on 13 September 1971.
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Police arrived before the pedestrian was struck because drivers reported seeing a man behaving strangely, running in and out of the lanes and swinging his arms at vehicles, Arlington police said.
Danette Colbert was charged with fraud after Adan Manzano’s death, and police say they have since heard from others who allege they or a loved one were also victims.
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