Fritz Weber (composer)
Fritz Weber (born January 24, 1909 in Cologne ; † June 1984 ) was a German composer and songwriter , pop singer , musician and conductor . He was nicknamed "The Singing Violinist". His most successful compositions are Ich bin ene kölsche Jung , 1900 Johr is our Kölle am Rhing and oh, if only I were a pretty prince at the carnival once .
biography
Fritz Weber, who was born in Cologne-Kalk in 1909 , played several instruments as a child and later studied violin and trumpet at the Rheinische Musik-Akademie . At the age of 19 Weber put together his first band, with which he performed on weekends in Cologne. In 1930 he gave a first jazz concert with the formation, which now comprised twelve musicians. In the following year the band became a 15-man orchestra that gave concerts all over Germany. In addition to playing the violin, Weber also sang Schlager , which earned him the nickname The Singing Violinist .
In 1934 Weber made a guest appearance with his orchestra in Berlin. In 1936 he was the favorite in an orchestral competition advertised by the German Broadcasting Corporation , in which over 400 dance bands took part. Weber was not a member of the NSDAP and took 3rd place behind two NSDAP members. In the same year Weber and his orchestra received a record deal with Deutsche Grammophon . The songs, recorded between 1936 and 1939, were re-released on Bear Family Records in 2005 .
In the Second World War, Weber became a soldier and got 1945 in American captivity, where he founded a there swing band appeared in American officers' mess. After his release from captivity Weber assembled a band again in Cologne and performed again. In 1957 he was the first to play with his orchestra at the newly opened Tanzbrunnen in Cologne . In the 1950s Weber also began writing carnival songs. 1900 Johr rises us Kölle am Rhing he wrote on the occasion of the Cologne city jubilee in 1950, followed by other hits such as Ich bin ene kölsche Jung , whom Willy Millowitsch made famous, and oh, if I were only a cute prince at the carnival once.
Fritz Weber performed at the carnival until 1983 and was awarded the Ostermann Medal . He died in June 1984 and was buried in the Deutzer Friedhof in Cologne-Poll . His daughter Dagmar Kuhlmann is a chanson singer , daughter Anita Schorn is a writer of books for young people and short stories.
literature
- Jürgen Wölfer : Jazz in Germany. The encyclopedia. All musicians and record companies from 1920 until today. Hannibal, Höfen 2008, ISBN 978-3-85445-274-4 .
- Fred Ritzel: "... And now to the front, German bands, German musicians!" Information and considerations on competitions in the popular music scene from the time before the Second World War (PDF; 229 kB).
Web links
- Works by and about Fritz Weber in the catalog of the German National Library
- Master of the Cologne Evergreens , Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , January 20, 2009
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.ksta.de/koeln-uebersicht/musik-meister-der-koelschen-evergreens,16341264,13017064.html
- ↑ http://www.anita-schorn.de/pressestimmen.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weber, Fritz |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German composer, violinist and pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 24, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 1984 |