Armin Edgar Schaible, known professionally as Eddie Wilson, was born on June 5, 1936, in Ludwigsburg, Germany. He discovered country music through the American Forces Network (AFN) and began playing guitar while learning English fluently. In 1951, he joined "Wagonmasters," a group that performed on AFN's weekly show "Hillbilly Gasthaus." Eddie Wilson gained prominence in Germany with his singles "Ich bin froh" and "Danke schön – bitteschön – wiedersehn", which reached positions 25 and 17, respectively, in the German music charts of 1961. The latter was a German adaptation by Martin Haerle, who organized country concerts in Germany and worked with Starday Records in Nashville, Tennessee, where Eddie Wilson moved to in 1960. In the following years he released several albums including Eddie Wilson singt Stories aus der neuen und alten Welt (1963) and Dankeschön Bitteschön Wiedersehen (1979). Eddie Wilson collaborated with Vic Willis and Lee Emerson as a songwriter for Starday Records from 1964 onward. After being released from the label, Eddie Wilson focused on his career as a musician, playing at German folk festivals before relocating to Houston, Texas. There, he recorded several self-composed songs in Jerry Cochran's private studio and formed the alpine music group Walburg Boys with Ronnie Tippelt in 1992. In 2008, Eddie Wilson joined Enzian Buam, another alpine music band, where he performed until December 2012.
