Ilya Glusgal
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Ilja Glusgal (born July 24, 1921 in Berlin ; † April 17, 1983 in San Francisco ) was an initially German jazz and entertainment musician ( drums , then singing ) who emigrated to the USA.
Live and act
Glusgal played drums with Bully Buhlan and Lubbo D'Orio in 1942 ; In 1946 he was part of the RBT orchestra . There Michael Jary discovered his qualities as a singer. He worked with Walter Dobschinski until 1948 , and then began his own career as a singer, sometimes with his own band. Until 1950 he recorded for Amiga , then for Philips. He had successes with Angelina , Chi Baba and Bongo, Bongo . Between 1952 and 1956 he appeared in music films such as Dancing Stars , Flower of Hawaii and Hotel Allotria . In 1956 he also played in Michael Jary's musical Herz am Spieß . He can also be heard on records with Kurt Henkels , the AMIGA Star Band, Johannes Fehring , Kurt Abraham , Heinz Kretzschmar , Adolf Steimel and the Heinz Becker Barquintett ( Jeepers Creepers ). Presumably at the end of the 1950s he emigrated to the USA; In 1964 he participated in the ZDF Olympic Ball .
Filmography
- 1954: money out of thin air
- 1955: How do I become a movie star?
Web links
- Reminder page with bio and discography ( Memento from June 19, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
- Ilja Glusgal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chart sources: DE
- ↑ Entry in the California Death Index
Lexical entries
- 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 .
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| SURNAME | Glusgal, Ilya |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German jazz musician and pop singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 24, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 17, 1983 |
| Place of death | San Francisco |