Paul Dorn (singer)
Paul Kurt Dorn (born March 17, 1905 in Stötteritz , † probably on March 29, 1945 near Danzig ) was a German refrain singer .
Life
Paul Dorn's father Paul Dorn (senior) was initially a telegraph operator, later an official at the post office. Paul Dorn learned the violin , but occasionally played drums in Leipzig bands and sang. In 1930 he married the musician Elisabeth Willmann in Leipzig; the marriage resulted in two children. Dorn lived with his family first in Berlin , then in Teltow .
At the end of 1939 / beginning of 1940, Paul Dorn was drafted into the Wehrmacht , where he was deployed in troop support . In the further course of the war, probably after his last home leave in 1942, Paul Dorn was posted to Russia . In the spring of 1945 Paul Dorn was a soldier in Danzig. Here he probably died in the bombing of Danzig at the end of March 1945 and was probably buried by a Polish pastor. The family was never informed of the death by the Wehrmacht; the exact time of death and the grave site of Paul Dorn are not known.
Career
Dorn's career began in Berlin in the early 1930s . From then on he worked as a studio singer on recordings by Berlin dance orchestras for almost all record brands known at the time, sometimes under his full name or under various pseudonyms (Heinz Günther, Heinz Larsen, Paul Hagedorn, Paul Korn and others). He had a radio engagement at the Berlin transmitter, as well as record contracts and the like. a. at Electrola , Telefunken , Kristall, Ultraphon and Deutsche Grammophon .
In various Berlin address books from 1931–1935 he is mentioned as a musician, a. a. listed with an address in Berlin-Steglitz . Dorn played 1932/1933, together with Kurt Drabek , in the music band of Adolf Ginsburg in Café Berlin as a drummer; he also appeared as a singer in Ginsburg's ensemble. In a business card, probably from the book Künstler des Reichrundfunks. A handbook for theater, film and cabaret. (1937/38), Dorn's address is given as “Zehlendorfer Damm 113a, Berlin-Zehlendorf-Mitte”.
Dorn also worked as a singer and dubbing singer for sound films, a. a. for His Divorce Grounds (1931; Ufa), Der quivering Berg (1931; National-Film), and Mal was anders (National-Film). In an artist directory that appeared in the early 1930s, there is an entry by Dorn as “Tonfilmsänger; Voice genre: lyric tenor ”.
The number of recordings with Dorn is in the hundreds. Alongside Erwin Hartung and Eric Helgar, he was one of the busiest interpreters of popular music as a chorus singer in the Weimar Republic and during the National Socialist era . At the end of the 1930s, however, Dorn's success waned, as his style of singing, which originated from the Weimar café house orchestra and was characterized, among other things, by nasality and the accentuation of the r , became outdated . Increasingly, other performers, such as Rudi Schuricke and Horst Winter , took Dorn's place. The last known recordings with Paul Dorn with the Fud Candrix orchestra were made in June 1942 while Paul Dorn was on vacation in Berlin. Post-war recordings with him have not survived.
Usually Paul Dorn was only mentioned as a chorus singer or remained anonymous; There are only a few solo recordings with him. a. the song Who came up with you, you sweet women? from the operetta Gräfin Mariza , a recording from 1932.
Despite its apparently considerable widespread impact, Dorn's artistic career and living conditions are still largely in the dark.
Recordings
- with the orchestra Mitja Nikisch : A love affair by the way , from the film Burglar (1931)
- with the dance orchestra Oscar Joost : Tonight or Never from the film Das Lied einer Nacht (1932)
- with the Oscar Joost dance orchestra : Madam, come and play with me , from the film Quick - King of the Clowns (1932)
- with the Willi Metschke band : Greet me home with Hercules (1932)
- with the Egon Kaiser dance orchestra : One day in spring from the film Viktor and Viktoria (1933)
- with the Eugen Jahn band : whether blond or brown, I love all women (1935)
- with the Egon Kaiser Orchestra : When Two Hearts Found Each Other (1938)
- with the Erhard Bauschke Dance Orchestra : Summer, Lake and Sunshine (1937)
literature
- Rainer E. Lotz, Deutsche National-Discographie, pages 904, 984, 1031
- Walter Bruyninckx, Swing, 1920–1985: Ba-Ca, page 407
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Dorn in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography at grammophon-platten.de (accessed on May 21, 2015)
- When the cigarette is glowing (Oskar Joost orchestra; vocals: Paul Dorn, recording from 1936)
- When the day comes (Fud Candrix orchestra; vocals: Paul Dorn, recording from June 1942)
- To the waltz and the wine (Eugen Jahn orchestra; vocals: Paul Hagedorn, 1939)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Paul Dorn ; biographical entry. German gramophone and shellac record portal . Retrieved May 31, 2015
- ↑ a b c d e f g h Paul Dorn ; Forum. German gramophone and shellac record portal . Retrieved May 31, 2015
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2_w-BSojls
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Np8-QCLGFF4
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4q1GGyn1bk
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BK1qg-M-H4
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEiijQOTN2s
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorn, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hagedorn, Paul (pseudonym); Dorn, Paul Kurt (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German refrain singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stötteritz |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1945 |
| Place of death | near Danzig |