Perry Friedman
Perry Friedman (born September 25, 1935 in Prince Albert , Saskatchewan , † March 16, 1995 in Berlin ) was a Canadian musician ( banjo ).
Life
After school, he wandered three years (until 1954) as a casual worker through North America and joined the national association of working-class youth. At the age of 15 he met Pete Seeger and under his influence developed into a folk singer . In 1953 he first met Paul Robeson , who was also a role model for him. In 1959 Perry Friedman moved to the GDR, where he studied at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music and in 1966 co-founded the Hootenanny Club Berlin, which later became the October Club . One of his best-known songs was 1964 We're already singing tomorrow's songs by Ralf Petersen and Dieter Schneider .
The singing movement of the GDR developed spontaneously from below under the influence of American folk and protest songs. Friedman and the youth broadcaster DT 64 played an important role in this.
In 1971 he moved back to Canada, where he made programs with Jack Winter for the CBC's educational television and worked for the unions. In 1976 he returned to the GDR. He was a regular participant in the Festival of Political Song and toured the Federal Republic of Germany .
Friedman died in 1995 at the age of 59. His grave is in the cemetery of the St. Petri Congregation .
literature
- Lutz Kirchenwitz: Friedman, Perry . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 1. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
- Perry Friedman et al: If curiosity weren't there , dietz berlin, 198 pages including audio CD passing through .
Web links
- Perry Friedman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Perry Friedman Archive in the Archive of the Academy of Arts, Berlin
- musik-sammler.de [1]
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/539455.banjoman.html
- ^ Cemetery of the St. Petri Congregation. Administration Ev. Friedhöfe Friedrichshain / Prenzlauer Berg, accessed on April 19, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Friedman, Perry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian musician in the GDR |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prince Albert (Saskatchewan) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 16, 1995 |
| Place of death | Berlin |