Erich Storz
Erich Storz (born December 11, 1927 in Rotenburg an der Fulda ; † September 9, 2016 in Bad Sachsa ) was a German singer , music producer and publisher .
Life
Storz, who moved with his family to Osterode am Harz shortly after his birth , was one of the most popular German folk musicians after being a prisoner of war and various professional attempts in the 1950s ; His frequent cooperation partners were also named after it: "The funny folk musicians". In 1958 he had great success with the title Die kleine Bimmelbahn alone, in duets and with the "Erich Storz Trio". The small railway sung about in this song actually existed, namely the Osterode – Kreiensen circular railway , built in 1898–1900 and closed in 1967 .
Initially, Storz composed marches and composed the waltz Under the Bridges of the Seine . Later there were other hits with titles like Köhlerliesl or Hohe Tannen .
In 1947 he, who called himself “Schnulzenkönig” and called himself, founded Arminia-Musikverlag (with the Storz Records International label), where his wife Marianne Vasel and Marianne Opitz (often together with him) also published.
Storz lived for many years in Lippoldsberg on the Weser and later moved to Bad Sachsa in the Harz Mountains . In the new millennium, numerous articles on folk music studies were made for the MDR .
Singles
Publications
- 1957: Die kleine Bimmelbahn / Das Herzkammerlfenster (Metronome)
- 1957: The yodelling postilion (Metronome DM 52)
- 1957: Master Specht / Köhlerliesel (Metronome DM 54)
- 1957: Dark fir trees stand / The old toad (Metronome DM 82)
- 1958: In the deep valley where the torrent rushes / Mädel, it's so beautiful outside (Metronome DM 93)
- 1958: It was on a summer night / Die Sonnen-Marie (Metronome DM 94)
- 1958: Bohemian girl / Heavily loaded with the treasures of the Orient (Metronome DM 131)
- 1958: Oilele / O Tongatbu / Die Eichenthaler Mädchen (Metronome DM 132)
- 1958: Sunny Lake Walk (Mercury 71268X45)
- 1959: Hohen Tannen / In my homeland (Metronome DM 153)
- 1959: With a song on my lips / With a mandolin (Metronome DM 154)
- 1960: Heidemarie / Die Rosel aus dem Wiesengrund (Metronome DM 160)
- 1960: Wasserträger-Song / Wenn ein Stern ... (Metronome DM 171)
- 1960: Futsch am Fudschijama (Metronome DM 234)
- 1962: I went into the wild / Monika (Metronome DM 256)
- 1965: You should love each other / A handful of rice (Storz Records International 45204)
- 1966: When a thousand flowers bloom by the roadside / everything is dark, everything is cloudy (SRI 45225)
Chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |
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| 1957 | Die kleine Bimmelbahn / The Little Train (English language version) |
DE5 (8 weeks) DE |
US49 (7 weeks) US |
Chart entry: July 1, 1957 with Marianne Vasel |
| 1960 | Tall fir trees |
DE6 (44 weeks) DE |
- |
Chart entry: February 1st, 1960 with Marianne Vasel & Marianne Opitz |
| Water carrier song |
DE30 (20 weeks) DE |
- |
Chart entry: July 1st, 1960
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literature
- Bernd C. Langnickel: The ABC of folk music. Moewig, Hamburg undated [2009], ISBN 978-3-86803-370-0 , p. 174.
- Martin Schnella: Erich Storz - A life for music. In: Eseltreiber 30/2016, pp. 1–2, ( online ; PDF; 15.9 MB).
Web links
- Erich Storz at Discogs (English)
- The little tourist train, billboard charts
Individual evidence
- ↑ Erich Storz on arminia-musik.de
- ↑ Chart sources: chartsurfer.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Storz, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rotenburg on the Fulda |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 2016 |
| Place of death | Bad Sachsa , Germany |