He had died on Friday in a hospital in Berlin, reported: "image" (online). Dieter Birr, formerly singer with a City friend, the Puhdys, told the German press Agency: "I was shocked by the news, of course, totally". He had received the sad news from the City-guitarist Fritz Puppel. The website of the City - the Band was one of the most successful rock groups in the GDR and is still active on Friday was completely black. On the Facebook page, Klaus Selmke - 21.4.1950 - 22.5.2020 stand with a white font on a black background: "". Selmke, had founded the City 48 years ago with.