Jörg Maria Berg

Jörg Maria Berg (born September 24, 1930 in Schönbühel / Donau ; real name Adolf Maria Strassmayr ) is an Austrian pop singer and actor.

Life

After general school education and an apprenticeship as an export and import merchant, Strassmayr started studying music in the subjects of trombone and percussion in Krems an der Donau, Austria . During his studies he became a member of a combo in which he appeared as an instrumentalist. When he continued his studies at the State Academy for Music in Vienna, he was initially accepted as a trombonist by a twelve-man orchestra, but later took on the singing part. The composer Sepp Fellner made Gerhard Mendelson , producer at Polydor , the largest record company in German-speaking countries, aware of the young singer. Mendelson was convinced of Strassmayr's talent, gave him a record deal with Polydor and gave him the stage name Jörg Maria Berg.

He already appeared under this name at a New Year's Eve event in 1954. At the beginning of 1955 Jörg Maria Berg recorded his first record with the title A summer night in Santa Margaritha / I drive you up into the land of love . With Two White Seagulls , he entered the German charts for the first time in September 1955 with ninth place. Recordings with duets and vocal groups shaped Berg's career in the following years and brought him the greatest successes. He was most successful together with Peter Kraus under the pseudonym James Brothers ( Wenn , 1958, rank 5), with whom he also appeared in the 1959 film Melody and Rhythm . He also recorded several records with Erni Bieler ( Seven Mountains, Seven Valleys ; 1957, 9th). Berg was also a member of the singing groups Die Blauen Jungs , Montecarlos , Optimisten and Western Trio (together with Lolita). Berg's most successful solo title was the German vocal version of the Pérez Prado instrumental piece Patricia , with which he reached 3rd place in the German charts at the end of 1958. Altogether, Berg was able to place himself in the German best lists four times with his solo titles, in which he did not appear after Patricia . In March 1962, Polydor published the last solo record with Jörg Maria Berg. She remained unsuccessful with the titles Sweetheart Guitar and Don't Forget the Tango like the records of the last few years.

After his record contract with Polydor had expired, Berg took on a few neglected records with Electrola and Acordia. Eventually he took on his real name Strassmayr again and became a presenter on Austrian radio. He took up singing again in the mid-1960s and got engagements as an opera singer. In addition, he appeared as an actor in the Theater an der Wien , and finally he was director of the Lower Austrian school theater for several years.

On January 13, 2012, he and his wife received the "City Star 2011" award in category 1 (award for life's work) from the Wieselburg municipality.

His daughter Elisabeth "Sissi" Berg voc performs regularly in Vienna's Jazzland together with Horst Michael Schaffer tp, Robert Schönherr p, Joschi Schneeberger b, Andi Weiss dm under the name "Chet's Romance" with a program in memory of Chet Baker .

Discography

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Singles

Two white seagulls (Lolita)   DE 14th 01/01/1956 (12 weeks) Baby I'll shoot you a teddy bear   DE 9 09/01/1958 (16 weeks) Torero   DE 24 11/01/1958 (8 weeks) Patricia   DE 3 December 01, 1958 (12 weeks)

title	Catalog no.	Publication year
A summer night in Santa Margaritha / I'll drive you to the land of love	23037	1955
Two white seagulls (Lolita) / Who can forget you	23049	1955
The sailors from the Santa Isabella / If it weren't for the blue sea	23104	1955
Luleila-Li / O Monika	23144	1955
Bella pink / purple roses	23209	1956
Three white sails / It started in Capri	23264	1956
The Southern Cross shines / The beautiful girls of Milano	23332	1957
Far south / Just don't cry	23380	1957
Sonja Dora (with Lolita) / Flawless, flawless	23469	1957
On silver waves / wait for me	23470	1957
How nice (with Erni Bieler) / When you come (Montecarlos)	23504	1957
Seven mountains, seven valleys (with Erni Bieler) / Where are the sailors going	23518	1957
Mama Guitar / You have to love beautiful girls	23603	1958
Melody D'amour / kisses sweeter than wine	23635	1958
Drive well and good luck / Linda Lou	23724	1958
Baby, I'll shoot you a teddy bear / A song is playing	23759	1958
The sun of Italy / A white house	23786	1958
Patricia / Torero	23821	1958
All the luck in this world (with Erni Bieler) / Not far from here	23831	1958
Bye, bye, bye / I love me	23857	1958
You are my baby doll / Mister Unknown	23946	1959
A pair of flowers for Mary / Tip Top	24066	1959
Sugaree / The wide world calls me	24125	1959
Maria - Marie / Ramonita	24171	1960
Tina-Tina-Luisa / I go through the night	24218	1960
Me and my guitar / a little bear	24338	1960
Lazy River / Vale Passee	24479	1961
The women of Lisbon / Once upon a time there was a blond captain	24547	1961
When two lovers walk through Salzburg / Salzburg wonderful Salzburg	24591	1961
Adios Barcelona / Be with you on Capri once	24726	1962
Sweetheart Guitar / Don't forget the tango	24788	1962

swell

• Booklet from Bear Family Records, Jörg Maria Berg - Baby, I'll shoot you a teddy bear , CD 16432 AH, ISBN 978-3-89795-704-6
• Günter / Lotz, A Name Like Music - The Polydor Singles Germany 1953 - 1970 , Bear Family Records 2001, ISBN 3-89795-821-X

Web links

• Media from and about Jörg Maria Berg in the catalog of the German National Library

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1. ↑ Chart sources: DE