Francis Buchholz, bassist for the Scorpions on massive hits like “Rock You Like a Hurricane” and “Wind of Change,” died Thursday after a private battle with cancer, according to a social media post. Scorpions had already been going for years with another bassist when Buchholz, who was born Jan. 19, 1950, in Hanover, West Germany, joined. Buchholz had studied lighting and engineering at Hannover University and had cofounded a company, Rock Sound, a year earlier, where he provided backlines to bands, including the Scorpions. He later realigned with another former Scorpions guitarist, Michael Schenker, to tour and record with his group Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock. In the 2008 interview, Buchholz expressed pride in his legacy, helping to bring a band from obscurity to international stages.