Bert Varell

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Bert Varell ( bourgeois Walter Rauthmann ; born February 6, 1935 in Hamburg ; † June 27, 2006 ) was a German musician , actor , author and music producer .

Life

Walter Rauthmann learned various instruments (violin, trombone, double bass) as a primary school student. From 1945 he attended high school. After graduating from high school, he began training as an industrial clerk in 1952 . He then practiced this profession while simultaneously performing in various dance bands as a guitarist, double bass player and singer. In Hamburg he collaborated with Peter Beil , Billy Mo and Knut Kiesewetter . He attended the drama school in Hamburg and took lessons in classical singing and ballet at the same time.

Appearances and engagements

For his engagements in variety theaters and clubs as a Chanonsier, he adopted the stage name Bert Varell , which he kept from now on. From 1954 Varell sang in the Polydor studio choir and in various background groups. He appeared on radio and television with Paul Giese and Hans-Joachim Kipka as The Three Jerrys .

From 1959 Varell received a record deal from Teldec . At Teldec he later became production manager. As a production manager at Teldec, he engaged a. a. also Peter Maffay as an artist. In the 1960s Varell switched to the advertising industry and worked for Miller-Schallplatten-AG, which also produces the Europa radio plays. Konrad Halver also produced science fiction radio plays penned by Bert Varell under this label . Most recently, Varell was also the press spokesman for the Federal Association of Machine Entrepreneurs.

Prizes and awards

1961: Awarded the critical award for the best hit text: "Two cigarettes glow", sung by Caterina Valente

Discography

LPs
  • U 55125 "Blue Hawaii" / "Soerabaya-Joe" -1959
  • LA 6224 "The big hit picnic" - Telefunken 1959
  • LA 6262 "I wish that" - Telefunken 1959
  • U 55135 "Oh, Belinda" / "Chip-Chop, Bella Viola (Chip Off The Old Deck)" - 1959 & The Serenaders
  • U 55153 "Da where the south wind blows (Trade Winds)" / "If you all forget" -1959 & The Benicarlos
  • U 55169 Oooo Peter just Ria Solar / "Schön Ist Die Liebe" & Ria Solar
  • U 55180 "Always Only You" / "If you go by", U 55228 "Mississippi Mary" / "Daddy's Guitar"
Singles

In Telefunken (selection) published:

  • Bert Varell and the Benicarlos - Willy Berking and his orchestra: Soerabaya-Joe / Blue Hawaii (1959)
    • Buenos dias / A melody in F ... (Una Marcia In Fa) (1959)
    • Chip-Chop, Bella Viola (Chip Of The Old Block) / Oh, Belinda (1959)
    • When everyone forgets you / Where the south wind blows (Trade Winds) (1959)
    • Always Only You (Resta cu 'mme) / When You Walk By (1959)
  • Bert Varell with Choir Willy Berking and his orchestra: Mississippi-Mary / Daddy's guitar (1960)
Radio plays

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved October 7, 2018 .
  2. ↑ www.rocknroll-schallplatten-forum.de :: View topic - Bert Varell. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .
  3. ↑ AutomatenMarkt: Article - AutomatenMarkt - mirror of the industry. Retrieved October 7, 2018 .
  4. ↑ Bert Varell. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .
  5. ^ WDR 4: Wanderlust, romance, hot rhythms . April 12, 2009 ( wdr.de [accessed October 7, 2018]).
  6. ↑ WDR 4: "I wish that" (1959) . January 26, 2015 ( wdr.de [accessed October 7, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Harald Lutz: E 271 - spaceship UX3 does not answer. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .


personal data
SURNAME Varell, Bert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rauthmannm Walter (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, actor, author and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH February 6, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 2006