German Dance Bands
March 10, 2020 #1960
It may come as a surprise to learn that American tunes were very popular in Germany, performed by big bands that in some cases sounded remarkably similar to their American coiunterparts. These bands continued to enchant audiences during the 1930s and into the 1940s even though the Nazi government threatened to silence this form of music.
Playlist
- Puttin’ on the Ritz
- The Admirals
- The dipsy doodle
- Max Rumf
- Christopher Columbus
- Teddy Stauffer
- Is it true what they say about Dixie?
- Teddy Stauffer
- Black bottom
- Julian Fuhs
- Little old lady
- Rene Schmassmann
- Ti-pi-tin
- Otto Stenzel
- Limehouse blues
- Gunter Herzog
- Shadrack – Teddy Stauffer
- Somebody stole my gal
- Kurt Widmann
- Copenhagen
- Julian Fuhs
- Hold tight – Hold tight
- Erhart Bauschke
- Tiger rag
- Kurt Widmann
- Blue tango
- Willy Berking
- Panama
- Steamboat Stompers
- By the beautiful sea
- Traditional Old Merry Tale