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001957 2nd place in the German Top 30:
At home, at home

Die Blauen Jungs was an Austrian vocal quartet that was founded in 1955 under the name Die Montecarlos . With their records published by the record company Polydor , they were successful in German-speaking countries with hits and sea shanties until the 1960s.

Members

As both Montecarlos and Blaue Jungs, the quartet always performed in the same line-up until its dissolution:

  • Bob Martin (born June 7, 1922 as Leo Heppe in Siberia ; † January 19, 1998 in Vienna ) was discovered by the Polydor producer Gerhard Mendelson while performing with the orchestras Johannes Fehring and Heinz Neubrand . After success as a vocal soloist at events in the Colosseum in Vienna and in the Renaissance Theater, he recorded his first records from 1950 on with the Philips record company.
  • Rudolf Kreuzberger (born April 9, 1929 in Vienna, † November 1, 2000 there ) studied singing at the Vienna Music Academy. After he had won a tenor competition in England at the age of 20, he was hired by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation as a pop and operetta singer. In 1953 he became a member of the Vienna State Opera Choir and began to sing about his first records. Starting with the Golden 4, Kreuzberger was active in over 40 singing groups during his singing career.
  • Rudi Resch (born July 22, 1922 in Vienna) began his musical career as a member of the Vienna State Opera Choir, where he stood out for his versatile tenor voice. In addition to the Montecarlos and the Blue Boys, he worked in numerous other vocal groups, including the Colibris background choir.
  • Jörg Maria Berg (* September 24, 1930 as Adolf Strassmayer in Schönbüel / Donau) was initially a musician in his own combo , in which he occasionally appeared as a singer. Gerhard Mendelson finally brought him to a singing career in 1955 when he recorded the first records with him. Jörg Maria Berg was particularly successful together with Peter Kraus , with whom he formed the James Brothers duo.

history

The name Die Montecarlos was invented by the Viennese composer and arranger Erwin Halletz , who put the quartet together with Gerhard Mendelson in 1955. The model was the successful American vocal groups, the Montecarlos were supposed to represent the group genre in a more contemporary way with a modern look and a new timbre compared to the previously active music groups such as the Singing Journeyman or the Cornel Trio. In the summer of 1956 the first single was released with the Montecarlos, which, like the following records, was produced in the Vienna Austrophon Studio for the Polydor record company. All records were also released in parallel in Austria and Germany. The first single came out with catalog number 23276 in August 1956. Her A-side title, the song Andrea composed by Halletz , quickly became a hit and in October 1956 reached third place in the top 30 of the German music magazine Musikmarkt . With the cover version of the Guy Mitchell success Singing the Blues , the Montecarlos came back to ninth place in May 1957.

Three months later, the four released their first record under the name Die Blauen Jungs. It was the polydor single No. 23509 with the title Home, Home / I'll come back to you . With her, the quartet embarked on a new musical genre. While they served the hit scene as Montecarlos, they now addressed the friends of seafaring and homeland romance. Differences were also made externally. While the Montecarlos appeared in civil suits, the blue boys came on stage in maritime clothing. The quartet continued to pursue two tracks until 1960, and as Montecarlos they still released records up to this year, but they were no longer successful. Selling the singles under the name Die Blauen Jungs was cheaper. Even the title Home, Home of the first single was so popular that it rose to second place at Musikmarkt. The Blue Boys achieved further top 10 successes in 1958 with the songs Also for me once the time comes (4th) and once the distance seh'n (5th). While Erwin Halletz appeared as a composer for the Montecarlos, the songs were written for the Blue Boys by Polydor's star composer Werner Scharfenberger. He also produced all of the Blue Boys' records. The titles published after 1958 could no longer build on their first successes, but by 1961 the Blue Boys were able to place another seven titles in the charts. From 1962 to 1964, Polydor only released one single a year with the Blue Boys. In 1965 there was no record by Polydor, but two singles were released by Ariola , followed by a third in 1967. In 1966, Polydor released three singles again, as was usual in the past, and after a break of three years, the last single with Die Blauen Jungs came out in 1970 ( Stars of Home / Blue is the Sea ). In 1961 Polydor had produced the long-playing record Von Meer zu Meer with the Blue Boys , and several EP singles were released with both the Montecarlos and the Blue Boys.

First as Die Montecarlos, later as Die Blauen Jungs, the quartet took part in seven music films between 1957 and 1960 with vocal interludes. Although they did not appear in the 1957 film Blue Boys , they took over the titles Home, Home and I come to you back sung by the Moonlights and Lukas Trio on their first single.

Hit parade placements

00First success for the Montecarlos:
Andrea (1956)
Started title space Weeks in total
09/08/1956 Andrea 03 015 *
03/30/1957 Why do the stars shine so bright tonight 09 012 *
10/26/1957 At home, at home 02 20th
03/22/1958 The time will come for me too 04th 22nd
10/11/1958 See the distance once 05 17th
10/03/1959 As long as you have a boyfriend 30th 07th
December 19, 1959 Santa Catalina 30th 08th
January 16, 1960 How nice it would be at home now 35 03
05/07/1960 When white clouds wander 33 08th
09/10/1960 Seven long years 41 04th
05/20/1961 Addio, Addio Maria 46 02
11/11/1961 Drive us home, captain 44 04th

* as Montecarlos

Singles discography

From page Catalog no. published
The Montecarlos Polydor
Andrea / The Bell of Notre Dame 23276 08/1956
All of my dreams / my eyes are you 23375 12/1956
Why do the stars shine so bright tonight / Young love 23404 02/1957
Giovanna Maria / Only women can be like this 23472 07/1957
Bahama Mama / When ... 23568 10/1957
Dream, dream, Maria / I only have you 23634 02/1958
Magdalena / You are the star 23785 09/1958
Just like you / old time melody 23817 11/1958
No other heart / teenage love 24026 06/1959
When the bells ring brightly / The sea 24162 01/1960
Like the first day / beautiful like Mona Lisa 24175 02/1960
In Goona Goona / Franky 24305 08/1960
The blue boys
Home, home / I'll come back to you 23509 08/1957
The time will come for me too / When I'm with you again 23630 01/1958
See the distance once / Where are the friends 23745 07/1958
Star of Montana / Never again 23910 02/1959
As long as you have a friend / Our course is south 24051 07/1959
How nice it would be at home now / Santa Catalina 24123 10/1959
When white clouds wander / Life goes on 24179 01/1960
Seven long years / Until we meet again 24315 07/1960
Addio, Addio Maria / From port to port 24438 02/1961
When the boatman's piano sounds on board / We were off Madagascar 24533 05/1961
Only in a foreign country / drive us home, captain 24583 07/1961
Blue sky, blue boys and blue sea / Where the stars are 24736 02/1962
Little Venus of Hawaii / Far at home. . . 52008 01/1963
One is too many / Where the sky is so blue 52392 10/1964
I'm still the same / my ship is coming back 52609 001966
Home your stars / little seagull, fly to Heligoland 54001 001966
La Paloma / Alo ahé 54094 001966
Home stars / blue is the sea 2041036 001970
Ariola
Blue boys from Bremerhaven / Take us on a journey with the captain 18016 02/1965
We were in Madagascar / We love the storms 18156 04/1965
Farewell, goodbye / full steam ahead 19784 001967

Filmography

literature

  • Frank Laufenberg: Rock & Pop Lexicon . Econ Taschenbuch Verlag 1998, ISBN 3-612-26206-8 , Volume 1, p. 150.
  • Günter Ehnert (Ed.): Hit balance sheet German chart singles 1956–1980. Taurus Press 1987, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Rudolf Kreuzberger is dead Wiener Zeitung from November 8, 2000, accessed on July 11, 2016.
  2. ↑ to music market