Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	When grandma walked without knees (with Peter Frankenfeld )
	When grandpa was still swarming (with Peter Frankenfeld)
	Singles
	Mucki my Schnucki
	Thirst is worse than homesickness
	The Foreign Legionnaire
	The Försterlieserl
	Heideröslein
	The poacher
	Lucky from Kentucky
	Flower Conrad
	Do not sin in intercourse
	The old forester's house
	Hatschi boogie
	As long as the stars glow
	Come back to the valley of my dreams

Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys
	; Hans-Joachim Kipka, Karl Geithner, Friedel Hensch and Werner Cyprys (from left to right), February 1961
	General information
Genre (s)	Bat
founding	1945
resolution	1970
Founding members
singing	Friedel Hensch
Vocals , guitar	Werner Cyprys
Singing , accordion , piano	Karl Geithner
former members
singing	Heinz Bartels (1945–1947)
Singing , clarinet , saxophone , piano	Kurt Grysok (1948–1957)
singing	Hans-Joachim Kipka (1957–1961)

Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys were a very successful German music group in the field of hit music in the 1950s . The ensemble also released some children's songs under the name Tante Fröhlich and the Hutzelmännchen .

history

Friedel Hensch (* July 7, 1906 in Landsberg an der Warthe ; † December 31, 1990 in Hamburg ), who had already enjoyed success as a singer before the Second World War and was engaged in Berlin by Erik Charell , among others , Werner Cyprys (* 19. April 1922 ; † July 30, 2000 ) and Karl Geithner (born October 11, 1922 in Chemnitz-Markersdorf ; † 1976 ) applied independently to a variety theater in Flensburg in 1945 . Because the stage director did not have a theater license from the Allied military government , the three formed their own band in October of the same year. On November 1, 1945, accompanied by their new member Heinz Bartels, they traveled to Hamburg, where they hoped for a permanent commitment. In January 1946 they appeared for the first time as Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys in the "Trichter" ballroom on the Reeperbahn . Guest appearances in numerous cities in West Germany followed . At the beginning of 1947 Bartels left the group to take up a position as Kapellmeister in Bremen . Friedel Hensch and Werner Cyprys married in Bielefeld at the end of 1947 . In 1948 Kurt Grysok (born October 5, 1922 in Hindenburg OS ) came across the band and became their fourth man.

During a performance in the summer of 1949 in Hannover was Kurt Richter , the head of the record company Polydor , attentive to the quartet. In the same year, the group's first record was released with the title Mit der Zeit du es, too : The Samba was the B-side of the hit Maria from Bahia , the German version of the world success Maria de Bahia by René Carol and Danielle Mac Ray Ventura , published. The next record, including Werner Cyprys' own composition Mein Kaugummi , sold more than satisfactorily. In 1950, a few singles appeared on which Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys can only be heard as a choir with recordings by the singer Heinz Woezel (1914–1981) and other performers. In the same year the ensemble appeared with two hits composed by Michael Jary in the film Girls with Relationships . This first of a total of 11 film appearances meant another career boost for the quartet. Under the name Tante Fröhlich and the Hutzelmännchen , the group recorded around 20 children's songs for Gnom, the children's series from the Polydor record company, during the same period.

The four musicians recorded their greatest success to date at the end of 1950 with the title Holdrio - dear echo . In the years that followed, the group kept releasing popular hits, which became their trademark alongside the modern, often slightly satirical songs. The title Heideröslein was in first place in the German charts for three months in the summer of 1954 . In 1955 the ensemble received a gold record for total sales of over three million records. This was followed by 15 tours through Germany and Europe as well as appearances in more than 60 television shows and at over 200 radio events . Other top 10 hits were Oh Jägersmann (1956) and Solang 'die Sterne glow'n (1957). By 1970 Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys had released around 15 long-playing records and almost 90 singles.

The band was successful in the 1950s with songs by well-known composers and lyricists such as Ernst Bader , Bruno Balz , Walter Brandin , Fini Busch , Kurt Feltz , Heino Gaze , Gerhard Jussenhoven , Kurt Schwabach , Günther Schwenn and Gerhard Winkler . In addition, Werner Cyprys continued to publish his own titles, who also made a name for himself as a composer and music producer for other interpreters in the 1950s .

In 1957 Kurt Grysok emigrated to Canada and was replaced by Hans-Joachim Kipka , who remained a member of the group until 1961. Since then, the ensemble has only performed as a trio. In 1961, the group called Colombino took part in the German preliminary round for the Eurovision Song Contest , which Lale Andersen won. In 1962 Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys landed their last hits with Mein Ideal , the answer to Charles Aznavours Du let you go , and Der Mond von Wanne-Eickel (Original: Un clair de lune à Maubeuge ). In 1963 Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys performed with the title Yes, at the Bossa Nova Ball at the German Schlagerfestspiele in Baden-Baden , taking the penultimate of 12 places. After their last contract with Polydor had expired in 1965, the three released their last records under the Telefunken label.

Friedel Hensch's gravestone

The group's last appearance together was in October 1970 on Wim Thoelke's television show Drei Mal Neun .

Friedel Hensch was buried in the New Niendorfer Friedhof in Hamburg.

Discography (selection)

Unless otherwise stated, all titles are published on the Polydor label .

LPs

(1955) That's great
(1961) Children, life is beautiful
(1962) Frieda always has the last word
(1963) When Grandma was still knee-free - The greatest hits of the crazy 20s (with Peter Frankenfeld )
(1964) When Grandpa was still swarming - The greatest hits of the 20s (with Peter Frankenfeld)
(1964) When Grandpa went to the cinema with Grandma
(1965) Schwof at court
(1965) In the old forester's house
(1965) Where the torrent rushes
(1966) From All Joints; Telefunken
(1966) dealing with men; Telefunken
(1967) reunion in the forester's house on the edge of the forest; Telefunken
(1968) We're going through; Telefunken
(1968) at the Heideröslein - in the old forester's house 2
(1970) The old forester's house in the Bohemian Forest
(1970) Heart with a snout

CDs

(2000) That's great
(2004) My Chewing Gum; Bear Family Records
(2007) Life is beautiful for children - curiosities, rarities & successes 1951-1956; duo-phon records
(2007) Schlager Juwelen - Your Great Successes, Universal Music Group

EPs

(1953) We're happy / When in the dark / The old cuckoo clock / You never do anything so beautiful with me
(1955) In the forest area
(1956) Cypry's stage show
(1957) Dreams in the Afterglow
(1957) Familiar folk tunes - Waldeslust / In the green forest, where the thrush sings / The Foreign Legionnaire / The poacher
(1960) Your greatest successes - As long as the stars glow / Heideröslein / The old forester's house / A loyal heart

EPs from Tante Fröhlich and the Hutzelmännchen

(1950) Fox, you stole the goose / The cuckoo and the donkey / A bird comes flying / Trara, the mail has arrived
(1950) Widewidewenne / Cuckoo, calls from the forest / When our pug was a pug / A little man stands in the forest

Singles

(A side / B side)

(1949) Over time you will learn it too, A-side: René Carol and Danielle Mac : Maria from Bahia
(1949) My chewing gum / caramba, only samba
(1950) Samba-Expreß (a series of hits in a samba rhythm), part 1 / Samba-Express (a series of hits in a samba rhythm), part 2, with Heinz Woezel
(1950) Alma from Linden, with Heinz Woezel
(1950) I never do anything like that (I wanted to kiss a girl), with Anneliese Rothenberger , Liselotte Hösl , René Carol and Peter René Körner
(1950) The blonde on the right - the black one on the left / Grandpa (all over Europe), with Heinz Woezel
(1950) At the campfire, with Heinz Woezel
(1950) Emil, Emil / Hugo with the saxophone
(1950) A summer night alone with you, Luise / Everything for the company
(1950) Schlag to Schlag (Popular Dance Songs), 1st part, with Heinz Woezel and Fred Weyrich (2nd part without Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys)
(1950) Lulu – Charlott / Thank you, thank you, I've already had enough with Heinz Woezel
(1950) It wouldn't be so difficult / Carolina (Sing the Carolina's song)
(1950) Only brass music sounds that loud / She has dimples in her cheeks
(1950) The Blue Grotto / Holdrio - dear echo
(1950) Winke - Winke (Every cat needs a hangover) / Tell me very quietly who are you
(1951) Why are the men so bad / Then she took a broom
(1951) If I want, the Bill steals (1951), with Renée Franke , A-side: Detlev Lais : Wilhelmina
(1951) That's love / Oh please don't tell anyone
(1951) At home with me / All the little angels
(1951) Otherwise Mr. Lutter / Children, life is beautiful
(1951) The fisherwoman from Lake Constance / The little polar bear (polar bear song)
(1951) About the year when the cornflowers bloom / Dideldumdei
(1951) The old castle pond / fly out, little swallow
(1952) Tango-Max / Spanish Ballad
(1952) About the year when the cornflowers bloom / The old castle pond
(1952) When the Josel with the Rosel / O Pico-Pico-Picolino
(1952) That's great! / We want to make up
(1952) What is broken now! / That's great!
(1952) Egon / If the dear parents only knew
(1953) When the wedding bells ring / A bouquet full of colorful flowers
(1953) The Försterlieserl / For a whole life
(1953) The old cuckoo clock / You never do anything beautiful with me
(1953) Amara, the gypsy girl / An edelweiss for you
(1953) Thirst is worse than homesickness / Molly-bums
(1953) The little love carousel / Mucki, my Schnucki
(1953) Leopold / Ludwig
(1953) Life is beautiful with Alva (advertising panel for Alva cigarettes)
(1954) The Poacher / The Foreign Legionnaire
(1954) Heideröslein / When the violets first bloom
(1954) Lucky from Kentucky (because he was carrying in his pants) / Buffalo baby
(1954) Schweden-Mädel (Swedish Rhapsody) / Das Blumen-Lied (I'll come to you with flowers tonight)
(1954) The old forester's house / The little bullfinch
(1954) The girls with the faithful look / Reu dich Mädel (Luxembourg polka)
(1954) Paula always has to cry during tango / Blumen-Konrad
(1954) Where did my little dog go / That’s life
(1954) Don't sin in traffic / You seem like alcohol to me
(1955) Dreaming of Home / Flowering Juniper Bush
(1955) Addio, Addio, Addio / Far from home (Hulaleh)
(1955) Tanz-Express (a potpourri of new hits), part 1 / Tanz-Express (a potpourri of new hits), part 2
(1955) Mambo Italiano / Mandarina Panella
(1955) Filippino (A Bambino like Filippino) / Yes, for a trip to the Mediterranean
(1955) Aha, look there, the fine Max / Dear Wachtmeister
(1955) Yes, yes, love in Tyrol / When the mountains glow in the sunset
(1955) Three sailors on the Reeperbahn / I buy a piece of land in Berlin
(1956) Fernando / You have a certain thing
(1956) Oh Jägersmann / The old mill in Sanssouci Park
(1956) Tip-Tippi-Tap / La Tarantella
(1956) Hatschi-Boogie / I am a fish
(1956) You don't know how much I love you / The fisherman from Wolfgangsee
(1956) Like once in May / once or twice a year
(1957) The edelweiss / gold and silver
(1957) But the Novak won't let me go to waste / The men, yes the men
(1957) Three sailors / Can you whistle, Johanna
(1957) As long as the stars glow / No greeting, no kiss
(1957) I am Frieda from the “Red Lantern” / Mandarin and Titipin
(1958) It started out as harmless as ever / My blond trumpeter
(1958) A Faithful Heart / Like the Moon
(1958) Biribiri-Bimbam / Sometime
(1958) Farewell my Danny / Dream with you
(1959) Marjolaine / You don't have to be beautiful
(1959) Don't leave me alone / A certain Jonny came along
(1959) Yes, yes, that's how it is with love / Of course, drivers
(1959) Come back to the valley of our dreams ( Red River Rock ) / Mamutschka (don't cry anymore)
(1960) Teenage Tango / Honey - Honey
(1960) Sleep my darling / It'll be nice again
(1960) The ways to Virginia are far / A thousand flowers bloom in the garden
(1961) Think again / Colombino (I know a day will come)
(1961) The beautiful Franz / Where's the money ...?
(1961) Even after a year and a day (three little words) / Everything is you!
(1962) Again and again the sea beckons / To be at home again
(1962) My ideal / My Hannes
(1962) The moon by Wanne-Eickel / What is the man doing there on the veranda?
(1962) Do the cat from the sofa / Bei Waldemar (When it rains - it rains)
(1963) Yes, at the Bossa Nova Ball / A great pike
(1963) Greetings and kisses, your Julius / Mamma mia
(1964) The beautiful Willy / Oh, Dolores (The wedding of Don José)
(1964) When grandma walked without knees (potpourri), part 1 / When grandma walked without knees (potpourri), part 2
(1964) First comes Hamburg, of course! / HAMBURG

Filmography

1950: girls with relationships
1952: homesick for you
1953: Chaste Joseph
1953: hit parade
1953: The singing hotel
1954: money out of thin air
1955: Heaven is never sold out
1956: Symphony in Gold
1957: When women cheat
1959: The drivers, of course
1961: Oh Egon!

literature

Ernst Schmacke: Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys . Hamburg: Arcadia, 1954 (Arcadia Starparade, issue 1); Unchanged reprint Dessau-Roßlau: Wilhelm Herbst, 1992. ISBN 978-3-923925-46-9 .
The estate of Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys is in the archive of the Museum of Hamburg History.

Web links

Commons : Friedel Hensch und die Cyprys - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Literature by and about Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys in the catalog of the German National Library
Friedel Henschleben and Cyprys in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Friedel Henschleben in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Friedel Hensch-Cyprys at filmportal.de
Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys at filmportal.de

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b chart discography Germany ( chart surfers; singles from 1954, albums from 1962; monthly charts: four weeks correspond to one month)

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Friedel Hensch and the Cyprys
Hans-Joachim Kipka, Karl Geithner, Friedel Hensch and Werner Cyprys (from left to right), February 1961
General information
Genre (s)	Bat
founding	1945
resolution	1970
Founding members
singing	Friedel Hensch
Vocals , guitar	Werner Cyprys
Singing , accordion , piano	Karl Geithner
former members
singing	Heinz Bartels (1945–1947)
Singing , clarinet , saxophone , piano	Kurt Grysok (1948–1957)
singing	Hans-Joachim Kipka (1957–1961)