Tag Archives: Johannes Heesters

A hybrid singing band of types, Friedel Hensch & Pass away Cyprys were a massively popular quartet in Germany from 1946 before end from the 1960s. Hensch was created on July 7, 1906, in the German city of Landsberg/Warthe (right now a part of Poland and known as Gorzow Wielkopolski) …

Schmidt’s all too short life and profession are among the tragedies from the music globe. He was therefore brief (under five foot) that he was basically shut from the operatic profession that his tone of voice was created and qualified for, and after fleeing the Nazis (he was of Jewish …

Probably the most exotic actress from the 1930s and ’40s, Marlene Dietrich performed her cabaret act all over the world and recorded for Decca, Columbia and Capitol in the post-war period, after her film career had slowed. A solid German highlight and her unusual sung-spoken vocal design proved no hurdle …

With a fantastic 85-year career as a specialist entertainer, Dutch actor and singer Johannes Heesters, who turned 103 years of age in 2007, may be the oldest active performer on earth. He was created Johan Marius Nicolaas Heesters on Dec 5, 1903, in Amersfoort, Netherlands, and by his 16th birthday …

With three tenors, a baritone, a bass, and pianist Erwin Bootz, the Comedian Harmonists took early 20th century American vocal harmony music and gave it a Western european, almost Teutonic sensibility. With an eclectic repertoire that got in jazz, pop, film, opera, and cabaret music, they were well-known in Germany …