Bill Ramsey (singer)
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Bill Ramsey is German
- American
jazz
and pop singer, journalist and actor
. Famous for his German-language hits.
company, sang in his youth in a college dance band. He began to study sociology and business from 1949 to 1951 at Yale
- university in New Haven and sang jazz
, Swing and Blues
in the evenings. His idols were Count Basie
, Nat King Cole
, Duke Ellington
and Louis Jordan
. Due to the Korean War
, compulsory military service was again introduced in the USA the and Bill Ramsey did service with the Air Force
in Germany
. During this time period, he appeared in clubs like Jazz Cellar in Frankfurt/Main and was discovered by an employee of AFN
and hired to entertain troops. There Ramsey advanced to executive producer and had, although still in service, more time for appearances at festivals. As of 1953, he appeared with among Ernst Mosch
, Paul Kuhn, Kurt Edelhagen
and James Last
. The jazz pianist and music producer Heinz Gietz organized an appearance with Hessischer Rundfunk
for Bill Ramsey in 1955. There he did Playback
– recordings for the musical film love, dance and 1000 hits with Peter Alexander and Caterina Valente
. Upon his discharge from the military he continued his studies in America and returning in 1957, in Frankfurt.
Producer Heinz Gietz took Ramsey under contract in 1958 and in the same year his first Single
with Polydor was released. It was a small but respectable success and launched the style, with which ”the man with the black voice” would land hits in the future. The music was oriented on the hits of that period anglo American
pop music
. Among Ramsey’s hits published in the 1950s and 1960s were German-language cover versions of Hank Ballard
, The Beatles
, Fats Domino
, Ivory Joe Hunter
, Roger Miller
, Elvis Presley
, Jimmie Rodgers
, Andy Williams
, Sheb Wooley
and others. In addition, numerous originals, which were composed almost exclusively by Heinz Gietz. The ironical texts of Kurt Feltz
or Hans Bradtke often commented current events.
Ramsey and Gietz signed to Columbia
label EMI Group in 1962, where they would continue their success. Amid the 1960s as Beatmusik changed the market, Bill Ramsey was a regular in the German Charts. His popularity provided numerous appearances in film
and television
, where he was seen as a singer and in comedy roles. In the second half of the 1960s Ramsey took up predominantly English-language songs and dedicated himself again to jazz and blues. In this musically varied decade he presented Operette, Musical
and Beat songs as well as a LP with Children’s songs. Ramsey changed to Heinz Gietz’ record company Cornet in 1966, and later in the same year to Polydor. He appeared on different labels in the 1970s.
Ramsey had innumerable television appearances, played in 28 films and toured through Europe
, the USA, and North Africa
. He moderated the television broadcasts Hits for Schlappohren (1971) and Talent Shed (1974 to 1980), among others. He was a lecturer for many years at Hamburg University for Music and Performing Arts. Ramsey appears regularly as pop and jazz singer, mostly in duet with the guitarist Juraj Galan, with whom it released several albums. The duo's LP Live in the House of Commons won the German record critics prize. Bill Ramsey is a commentator every Friday on Radio HR2’s Swingtime. In 2008 and 2009 he was on tour with Max Greger and Hugo Strasser as Swing legends. Ramsey lived occasionally in Zurich
, later in Wiesbaden
and since 1991 with his fourth wife Petra in Hamburg
. He is a German citizen as of 17 October 1984. His wife is a doctor, and works as his Manager.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
- American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and pop singer, journalist and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. Famous for his German-language hits.
Biography
William McGreery Ramsey, called Bill, son of a teacher and an advertising manager of the Procter & GambleProcter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
company, sang in his youth in a college dance band. He began to study sociology and business from 1949 to 1951 at Yale
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
- university in New Haven and sang jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
, Swing and Blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
in the evenings. His idols were Count Basie
Count Basie
William "Count" Basie was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Basie led his jazz orchestra almost continuously for nearly 50 years...
, Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...
, Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions...
and Louis Jordan
Louis Jordan
Louis Thomas Jordan was a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician, songwriter and bandleader who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. Known as "The King of the Jukebox", Jordan was highly popular with both black and white audiences in the...
. Due to the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
, compulsory military service was again introduced in the USA the and Bill Ramsey did service with the Air Force
Air force
An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...
in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. During this time period, he appeared in clubs like Jazz Cellar in Frankfurt/Main and was discovered by an employee of AFN
American Forces Network
The American Forces Network is the brand name used by the United States Armed Forces American Forces Radio and Television Service for its entertainment and command internal information networks worldwide...
and hired to entertain troops. There Ramsey advanced to executive producer and had, although still in service, more time for appearances at festivals. As of 1953, he appeared with among Ernst Mosch
Ernst Mosch
Ernst Mosch was a German musician, composer and conductor. He was the conductor of his own Original Egerländer Musikanten.-Compositions:* Der Falkenauer * Ein Lied aus der Heimat * Dompfaff...
, Paul Kuhn, Kurt Edelhagen
Kurt Edelhagen
Kurt Edelhagen, born 5 June 1920 in Herne, died 8 February 1982 in Köln, was a major European big band leader throughout the 1950s.After having studied clarinet and piano in Essen, he set up his multicultural big band, which over the years would include many big names in jazz in Europe, including...
and James Last
James Last
James Last is a German composer and big band leader. His "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom. His composition, "Happy Heart", became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark...
. The jazz pianist and music producer Heinz Gietz organized an appearance with Hessischer Rundfunk
Hessischer Rundfunk
Hessischer Rundfunk is the public broadcaster for the German state of Hesse. The main offices of HR are in Frankfurt am Main. HR is a member of the ARD.- Studios :...
for Bill Ramsey in 1955. There he did Playback
Playback singer
A playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
– recordings for the musical film love, dance and 1000 hits with Peter Alexander and Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente is a singer, dancer, and actress. She was born into an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown...
. Upon his discharge from the military he continued his studies in America and returning in 1957, in Frankfurt.
Producer Heinz Gietz took Ramsey under contract in 1958 and in the same year his first Single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
with Polydor was released. It was a small but respectable success and launched the style, with which ”the man with the black voice” would land hits in the future. The music was oriented on the hits of that period anglo American
Anglo-America
Anglo-America is a region in the Americas in which English is a main language, or one which has significant British historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural links...
pop music
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
. Among Ramsey’s hits published in the 1950s and 1960s were German-language cover versions of Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard , born John Henry Kendricks, was a rhythm and blues singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of Hank Ballard and The Midnighters and one of the first proto-rock 'n' roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
, Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter
Ivory Joe Hunter was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid 1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording, "Since I Met You Baby" . He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The...
, Roger Miller
Roger Miller
Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
, Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, Jimmie Rodgers
Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)
James Frederick "Jimmie" Rodgers is an American singer. He is not related to the country singer of the same name.-Career:...
, Andy Williams
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
, Sheb Wooley
Sheb Wooley
Shelby F. "Sheb" Wooley was a character actor and singer, best known for his 1958 novelty song "Purple People Eater"...
and others. In addition, numerous originals, which were composed almost exclusively by Heinz Gietz. The ironical texts of Kurt Feltz
Kurt Feltz
Kurt Feltz was a highly prolific German poet and song lyricist.-External links:...
or Hans Bradtke often commented current events.
Ramsey and Gietz signed to Columbia
Columbia Graphophone Company
The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. Under EMI, as Columbia Records, it became a very successful label in the 1950s and 1960s...
label EMI Group in 1962, where they would continue their success. Amid the 1960s as Beatmusik changed the market, Bill Ramsey was a regular in the German Charts. His popularity provided numerous appearances in film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
, where he was seen as a singer and in comedy roles. In the second half of the 1960s Ramsey took up predominantly English-language songs and dedicated himself again to jazz and blues. In this musically varied decade he presented Operette, Musical
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
and Beat songs as well as a LP with Children’s songs. Ramsey changed to Heinz Gietz’ record company Cornet in 1966, and later in the same year to Polydor. He appeared on different labels in the 1970s.
Ramsey had innumerable television appearances, played in 28 films and toured through Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, the USA, and North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
. He moderated the television broadcasts Hits for Schlappohren (1971) and Talent Shed (1974 to 1980), among others. He was a lecturer for many years at Hamburg University for Music and Performing Arts. Ramsey appears regularly as pop and jazz singer, mostly in duet with the guitarist Juraj Galan, with whom it released several albums. The duo's LP Live in the House of Commons won the German record critics prize. Bill Ramsey is a commentator every Friday on Radio HR2’s Swingtime. In 2008 and 2009 he was on tour with Max Greger and Hugo Strasser as Swing legends. Ramsey lived occasionally in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
, later in Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a city in southwest Germany and the capital of the federal state of Hesse. It has about 275,400 inhabitants, plus approximately 10,000 United States citizens...
and since 1991 with his fourth wife Petra in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
. He is a German citizen as of 17 October 1984. His wife is a doctor, and works as his Manager.
Singles
| Year | Title | Chartposition (DE Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
Label/Catalogue no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Yes, Fanny, ich tu das So ein Stroll in Tirol |
Polydor NH 23 738 | |
| 1958 | Wumba-Tumba Schokoladeneisverkäufer Casa Bambu |
4 | Polydor NH 23 883 |
| 1959 | Er war vom konstantinopelitanischen Gesangsverein Cecilia |
Polydor NH 24 002 | |
| 1959 | Souvenirs Mach keinen Heck-Meck |
1 Number-one hits of 1959 (Germany) This is a list of the German Media Control Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 1959.-References:* Ehnert, Günter . HIT BILANZ Deutsche Chart Singles 1956-1980. ISBN 3-922542-24-7* * ----... |
Polydor NH 24 037 |
| 1959 | Caldonia Big Fat Mama |
Columbia Columbia Graphophone Company The Columbia Graphophone Company was one of the earliest gramophone companies in the United Kingdom. Under EMI, as Columbia Records, it became a very successful label in the 1950s and 1960s... C 21 261 |
|
| 1959 | Hier könn' Matrosen vor Anker geh'n Go Man Go |
Polydor NH 24 090 | |
| 1960 | Go Man Go (englisch) Rockin' Mountain |
Polydor NH 66 812 | |
| 1960 | Telefon aus Paris Gina, Gina |
39 | Polydor NH 24 211 |
| 1960 | Jeden Tag 'ne andre Party Die Welt ist rund |
Polydor NH 24 330 | |
| 1961 | Pigalle (Die große Mausefalle) Café Oriental |
6 | Polydor NH 24 428 |
| 1961 | Telefon fra Paris (dänisch) Pigalle (dänisch) |
Polydor NH 22 974 | |
| 1961 | Immer zieht es mich zu ihr (mit Peter Alexander) Missouri Cowboy (mit Peter Alexander) |
10 | Polydor NH 24 437 |
| 1961 | Zuckerpuppe (aus der Bauchtanz-Truppe) Das Mädchen mit dem aufregenden Gang |
5 | Polydor NH 24 553 |
| 1961 | Das Leben ist doll Ich habe beides ausprobiert – kein Vergleich |
45 | Polydor NH 24 616 |
| 1962 | Nichts gegen die Weiber (mit Bibi Johns) Mach ein Foto davon |
25 | Polydor NH 24 663 |
| 1962 | Old Jonny war ein Wunderkind Hilly Billy Banjo Bill |
47 | Polydor NH 24 774 |
| 1962 | Brauner Señor Mexicano (mit Peter Alexander) Keine Zeit und kein Geld (mit Peter Alexander) |
Polydor NH 24 915 | |
| 1962 | Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett Flotter Dampfer |
3 | Columbia C 22 197 |
| 1962 | Mimi Needs A Thriller When She Goes To Bed Sailors Need A Girl In Every Port |
Columbia F 4948 | |
| 1963 | Maskenball bei Scotland Yard Hallo, Boss, Hallo |
8 | Columbia C 22 333 |
| 1963 | Sagst du alles deiner Frau? (mit Chris Howland Chris Howland John Christopher Howland is a British radio and TV presenterwho opened German radio programmes for English music. Hereby he has changed German radio broadcast which has been dominated by English music ever since.... ) Zwei alte Freunde (mit Chris Howland) |
Columbia C 22 397 | |
| 1963 | Parlez-vous Francais? Canary-Blues |
51 | Columbia C 22 456 |
| 1963 | Molly Feuerwasser und Liebe |
Columbia C 22 512 | |
| 1963 | Es gibt doch immer wieder Ärger (mit Peter Weck Peter Weck -Selected filmography:Actor* Mariandl * Almost Angels * Mariandl's Homecoming * The Cardinal * Marry Me, Cherie * When the Grapevines Bloom on the Danube... ) Na na, nanu? (nur Peter Weck) |
Electrola Electrola Electrola was a record label founded in Berlin in 1925 by the Gramophone Company. In March 1931 Electrola, along with its parent label and Carl Lindström Company parent Columbia Graphophone Company, merged to form the Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. . The German EMI unit was first called... E 22 515 |
|
| 1964 | Bossa Nova Baby Wer heißt hier Jonny? |
14 | Columbia C 22 635 |
| 1964 | Ein bequemer Arbeitnehmer bin ich nicht Käpt'n Brown von Clipper 107 |
Columbia C 22 689 | |
| 1964 | Ein Student aus Heidelberg Schöne Mädchen haben's gerne |
21 | Columbia C 22 701 |
| 1964 | Zicke Zacke Hoi Wenn ich Geigen hör', muß ich weinen |
Columbia C 22 842 | |
| 1965 | Chug-a-lug Was kann denn ich dafür |
Columbia C 22 884 | |
| 1965 | Bin nur ein Tramp Kiss me Candy |
Columbia C 22 888 | |
| 1965 | Crazy Cowboy Grand Hotel Unter Wasser |
Columbia C 23 012 | |
| 1966 | Fat Man (& The Jay Five) What You Gonna Do Now Girl (& The Jay Five) |
Cornet 3012 | |
| 1966 | Hollywood-Schaukellied Le Tour de France |
Polydor 52 699 | |
| 1966 | Yellow Submarine Such dir was Liebes |
Polydor 52 725 | |
| 1967 | Limonade wär' besser gewesen Wenn die großen Krokodile nicken |
Polydor 52 770 | |
| 1967 | Body Building Bill aus Boston No, no – nicht so! |
Polydor 52 874 | |
| 1968 | Otto ist auf Frauen scharf Verlieb' dich nicht in ein Hippie-Mädchen |
Polydor 53 043 | |
| 1968 | Piccadilly Circus Die Welt, die ist kaputt |
Polydor 53 066 | |
| ca. 1968 | Blue-Eyed Lady (& The Jay Five with Bruno Spoerri Bruno Spoerri Bruno Alexander Spoerri is a Swiss jazz and electronics musician.Born in Zurich, he studied applied psychology in Basel and Zurich. He played the saxophone as a student, and toured with the Modern Jazz Group Freiburg in Germany and Switzerland. In the early 1960s, he worked as a psychologist and... ) Early in the Morning (& The Jay Five with Bruno Spoerri) |
Heco S 45 007 | |
| 1969 | Gesellschaftsspiele (als William Ramsey III.) Ein zauberhafter Sommer (als William Ramsey III.) |
Polydor 53 130 | |
| 1969 | Sing ein kleines Lied vom Frieden (als William Ramsey III.) Bye, bye, Sadie (als William Ramsey III.) |
Polydor 53 155 | |
| 1970 | Haschisch Halef Omar High And Happy |
Cornet 3165 | |
| 1993 | Probier's mal mit Gemütlichkeit (Dschungelbuch Groove) Probier's mal mit Gemütlichkeit (Dschungelbuch Groove Jungle Club Mix) Theme from Panic At The Jungle |
ZYX Music ZYX Music ZYX Music is a German record label which was founded in 1971 by Bernhard Mikulski. Until 1992, the label's name was Pop-Import Bernhard Mikulski. The label specialized in disco and early house music. Founder Bernhard Mikulski is credited with coining the term Italo disco in the 1980s... 706012 |
EPs
- Go Man Go / Hier könn' Matrosen vor Anker geh'n / Souvenirs / Mach keinen Heck-Meck (1959; Polydor)
- Pigalle / Missouri Cowboy / Bist du einsam heut' Nacht / Immer zieht es mich zu ihr (mit Peter Alexander) (1961; Polydor)
- Viktoria und ihr HusarViktoria und ihr HusarViktoria und ihr Husar is an operetta in three acts and a prelude by Paul Abraham with a libretto by Alfred Grünwald and Fritz Löhner-Beda, based on a work by the Hungarian Emmerich Földes ....
(mit Sonja Knittel, Sári BarabásSari BarabasSari Barabas is a Hungarian operatic soprano, particularly associated with coloratura roles. She was born in Budapest.She planned to be a dancer, but after an injury she turned to singing...
, Conny FroboessCornelia FroboessCornelia Froboess is a German actress and a teen idol of the 1950s and early 1960s. During that time, Froboess appeared in many musical films, especially after the rock and roll wave had hit Germany...
, Jacqueline BoyerJacqueline BoyerJacqueline Boyer is a French singer and actress, the daughter of performers Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer....
, Willy Hagara, Heinz Hoppe, Harry Friedauer, Rex GildoRex GildoRex Gildo was a German singer of Schlager ballads who reached the height of his popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, selling over 25 million records and starring in film and television roles....
, Paul Kuhn und dem Botho-Lucas-Chor) (ca. 1964; Electrola) - My Fair LadyMy Fair LadyMy Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
/ Kiss Me, Kate (mit Rex Gildo, GitteGitte HænningGitte Hænning is a Danish singer and film actress, who rose to fame as a child star in the 1950s.Because her name was relatively unique, she was known primarily without a surname in Europe. She moved to Sweden in 1958. Her first hit in Swedish was "Tror du jag ljuger" from 1961...
, Willy Hagara, Ralf Bendix, Paul Kuhn und dem Botho-Lucas-Chor) (1964; Electrola)
LPs
- Blume von HawaiiDie Blume von HawaiiThe Flower of Hawaii is an operetta in three acts by Paul Abraham with a libretto by Alfred Grünwald, Fritz Löhner-Beda, and Emmerich Földes . It premiered on 24 July 1931 at the Neues Theater in Leipzig...
/ Viktoria und ihr Husar (mit Peter Alexander, Rita Bartos, Margot EskensMargot EskensMargot Eskens is a German Schlager singer, most popular in the 1950s and 1960s. She continued to be a frequent guest on television programs into the 2000s....
, Franz Fehringer, Willy Hofmann, Margrit Imlau, Bibi Johns, Sándor KónyaSándor KónyaSándor Kónya was an Hungarian tenor, particularly associated with German and Italianroles, especially Lohengrin and Calaf.- Biography :...
, Willy Schneider und Herta Talmar) (ca. 1961; Polydor) - Evergreens aus dem Schlagerkeller (mit Ralf Bendix, Chris HowlandChris HowlandJohn Christopher Howland is a British radio and TV presenterwho opened German radio programmes for English music. Hereby he has changed German radio broadcast which has been dominated by English music ever since....
und Dany Mann) (1962; ElectrolaElectrolaElectrola was a record label founded in Berlin in 1925 by the Gramophone Company. In March 1931 Electrola, along with its parent label and Carl Lindström Company parent Columbia Graphophone Company, merged to form the Electric & Musical Industries Ltd. . The German EMI unit was first called...
) - Die Blume von Hawaii / Viktoria und ihr Husar (mit Sonja Knittel, Sári BarabásSari BarabasSari Barabas is a Hungarian operatic soprano, particularly associated with coloratura roles. She was born in Budapest.She planned to be a dancer, but after an injury she turned to singing...
, Conny Froboess, Jacqueline BoyerJacqueline BoyerJacqueline Boyer is a French singer and actress, the daughter of performers Jacques Pills and Lucienne Boyer....
, Willy Hagara, Heinz Hoppe, Harry Friedauer, Rex GildoRex GildoRex Gildo was a German singer of Schlager ballads who reached the height of his popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, selling over 25 million records and starring in film and television roles....
, Paul KuhnPaul KuhnPaul Kuhn was a German operatic tenor who specialized in the buffo repertoire. He studied singing in Breslau and performed at important opera houses and festivals in Germany and Austria like the Bavarian State Opera, the Bayreuth Festival, the Darmstadt Opera, and the Salzburg Festival...
und dem Botho-Lucas-Chor) (ca. 1964; Electrola) - Bill Ramsey’s Schlagerparty (1964; Electrola)
- Sing ein Lied mit Onkel Bill (Kinderparty bei Bill Ramsey) (mit Conny Froboess, Paul Kuhn, Ralf Paulsen und den Westfälischen Nachtigallen) (1965; Electrola)
- Bill Ramsey singt Lieder seiner Heimat – Songs from Home (1965; Electrola)
- Ballads & Blues (mit Paul Kuhn) (1965; Electrola)
- Got A New Direction (& The Jay Five) (1966; Cornet)
- Sei mein Freund (1972; Columbia)
- Songs – Brot für die Welt (mit Inge Brandenburg und Ingfried Hoffmann) (1974; Schwann)
- Hard Travelling (mit Don Paulin) (1975; Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
) - Die andere Seite – Dedicated to Nat King Cole (ca. 1977; Polydor)
- On the Spot (mit Dieter Reith, Matts Björklund, Jimmy Patrick, Dave King und Keith ForseyKeith ForseyKeith Forsey is an English soundtrack composer, drummer, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:Forsey's first recordings were as the younger member of the group The Spectrum, better known for the end title theme for Gerry Anderson's Captain Scarlet, but hit makers across Europe in their own...
) (ca. 1977; Polydor [?]) - Rückfall (1990; Papagayo)
CDs
- Caldonia and more... (Bear Family Records), enthält Aufnahmen von 1957, 1966 und 1980
- Souvenirs (1992; Bear Family RecordsBear Family RecordsBear Family Records is a Germany-based independent record label that specializes in reissues of archival material ranging from country music to 1950s rock and roll to old German movie soundtracks.-History:...
), enthält Aufnahmen von 1958 bis 1961 - Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett (1994; Bear Family Records), enthält Aufnahmen von 1962 bis 1965
- Ballads And Blues / Songs From Home (Bear Family Records), enthält Aufnahmen von 1965
- The Other Side – A Dedication to Nat King Cole (Bear Family Records), enthält Aufnahmen von 1975 bis 1977
- On the Spot (Bear Family Records), enthält Aufnahmen von 1977
- When I See You (mit Toots ThielemansToots ThielemansJean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans , known as Toots Thielemans, is a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as well as his whistling. Thielemans is credited as one of the greatest harmonica players of the 20th century...
) (Bell Records), enthält Aufnahmen von 1979 bis 1980 - Underneath the Apple Tree (mit Juraj Galan) (Tyrostar), enthält Aufnahmen von 1983 und 1984
- Rückfall (1990; Papagayo)
- Getting’ Back To Swing (& The SDR Big Band, Leitung Dieter Reith) (1994; Bear Family Records)
- Hamburg, keine ist wie du (1999; Bear Family Records)
- Ballads, Streets & Blues (mit Peter Weniger und dem Achim-Kück-Trio) (2001; Mons Records)
- Big Band Boogie (mit der Thilo Wolf Big Band) (2002; Mons Records)
- Send In The Clowns (mit Jean-Louis Rassinfosse) (2005; Swingland Records)
- Here's To Life - Here's To Joe (mit der hr-Bigband, Leitung: Jörg Achim Keller) (2006; HR-Musik)
Films (Selection)
- 1955: Musik im Blut (Kurt Widmann Story)
- 1955: Liebe, Tanz und 1000 Schlager
- 1959: Kein Mann zum Heiraten
- 1961: Heute gehn wir bummeln
- 1961: Junge Leute brauchen Liebe
- 1961: Unsere tollen Tanten
- 1961: Am Sonntag will mein Süßer mit mir segeln gehn
- 1961: Adieu, Lebewohl, Goodbye
- 1961: Zu jung um blond zu sein
- 1961: Schlagerparade 1961
- 1961: Die Abenteuer des Grafen Bobby
- 1962: Ohne Krimi geht die Mimi nie ins Bett
- 1962: Zwischen Schanghai und St. Pauli
- 1962: Das süße Leben des Grafen Bobby
- 1962: Café Oriental
- 1963: Unsere tollen Tanten in der Südsee
- 1963: Heimweh nach St. Pauli
- 1963: Maskenball bei Scotland Yard – Die Geschichte einer unglaublichen Erfindung
- 1964: Liebesgrüße aus Tirol
- 1964: Old ShatterhandOld Shatterhand (film)The film Old Shatterhand is a very successful Eurowestern based on the character Old Shatterhand invented by German novelist Karl May. It is a French, Italian, Yugoslavian, West German co-production filmed in 70mm. With about 5,000,000 DM in production the film was the most expensive Karl May...
- 1971: Hurra, bei uns geht's rund
- 1978: Die Schweizermacher
- 1993: Der Onkel aus Amerika (Fernsehserie Almenrausch und PulverschneeAlmenrausch und PulverschneeAlmenrausch und Pulverschnee was a German home television series which aired on RTL from 26th March 1993 to 21 May 1993....
) - 1997: Ausgespielt (Reihe Tatort, NDR)
- 2009: Küss den Frosch (Stimme des Alligators Louis)