The Metropol vocalists

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The Metropol Vocalists were a German vocal quartet from Berlin .

It was founded by the pianist Kurt Bangert . Further members were Wilfried Sommer (1st tenor), Günther Leider (2nd tenor), Peter Purand (baritone) and Richard Westmeyer (bass).

Apparently following on from the model of the Comedian Harmonists , it recorded over 550 titles on record between 1933 and 1956. It worked with the dance orchestras of Michael Jary , Lewis Ruth , Eugen Wolff , Billy Bartholomew , Adalbert Lutter , Heinz Huppertz , and others. The group has also performed under the names The Five Parodisters , The Five Gloria Singing Guitarists , The Five Gloria Vocalists , The Funny Quintuplets, and The Gloria Vocalists .

Discography (selection)

  • Irene
  • The women are beautiful
  • A thousand greetings, a thousand kisses
  • It is not good to be alone as a person
  • I thought you were free, miss
  • I think all women are beautiful
  • What is not can still be
  • Juliska from Budapest
  • On the Rio Negro
  • Yes, the temp'rament
  • It would be so nice if we go shopping today
  • Raindrops (1935)
  • The sundial
  • Beautiful Lisa, sweet Lisa
  • Yes if love
  • Little sweet girl
  • You only live once in the world
  • I miss something
  • A ship goes to Shanghai
  • Day and night I only think of Elisabeth
  • Songs that the gypsy plays for us
  • The world is beautiful, sir
  • Little things
  • The harmonica in love
  • Aunt Jutta from Calcutta (June 1936)
  • From success to success
  • The old sailor can't sleep at night (1951)
  • It was a girl and a sailor (1938)
  • In Hamburg, I was there (195?)
  • Little White Seagull (1951)
  • Take Us With You Captain (1951)
  • Pack your swimming trunks! (1951)
  • Penny Serenade (Das Pfennig-Lied) (1939)
  • You never do anything so beautiful to me (195?)
  • When the day comes to an end (1935)
  • Who should pay for that? (1949)
  • The Foreign Legionnaire, Odeon O-28084a mx.Be 14271
  • A hiker returns tired, Odeon O-28084b mx.Be 14272

Filmography

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Metropol-Vokalisten - Der kleine Postillon on YouTube
  2. ↑ Cover of the record Eric Harden with his dance orchestra - Leonore / Her name was Marie! And she was true . In: Discogs . Retrieved July 6, 2014