Petty cats
| Petty cats | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Rock 'n' roll , pop music |
| founding | 1984, 1990, 1997, 2003 |
| resolution | 1988 |
| Founding members | |
| Sybille Strauss | |
Guitar, vocals |
Hans-Peter Lange |
Bass, vocals |
Carl-Peter Göhrs |
Drums |
Thomas Jarmatz |
| former members | |
Saxophone, vocals |
Thorsten Tack |
Saxophone, vocals |
Andreas Wieczorek |
Bass, vocals |
Micha Herrmann |
Petty Cats was an East German rock 'n' roll and pop band . It was founded in 1984.
Band history
The band emerged from the formation "Dann und Wann", who played rockabilly and rock 'n' roll based on American models. The desire to bring in more of their own music and realize more show elements led to the foundation of the Petty Cats.
The musicians Thomas Jarmatz (drums), Hans-Peter Lange (guitar, vocals) and Carl-Peter Görs (bass guitar, vocals) as well as the singer Sybille Strauss tried a symbiosis of rockabilly, rock 'n' roll and pop music and many became their own Numbers added to the repertoire. Within a few months, the band managed to switch from amateur status (award: outstanding amateur dance orchestra of the GDR) to professional status . Tours through the GDR and USSR as well as studio recordings, television appearances and radio shows alternated. In 1985 Carl-Peter Görs left the band and Micha Herrmann took over the bass guitar. The saxophonists Thorsten Tack and, from 1987, Andreas Wieczorek (now at Polkaholix ) were hired. The musicians also played in the jazz rock band Freedolin under the direction of Hans-Peter Lange (guitar) .
The band appeared in two DEFA feature films in 1987 and 1988 , including Two Weird Birds (directed by Erwin Stranka ).
In 1988 the band broke up. They met for brief reunions in 1990, 1997 and 2003. Sybille Strauss was part of the East Star Band . Hans-Peter Lange has been with Music & Voice since 2003 .
Discography
LPs
- 1987 Everything recovered ( Amiga )
- 1988 Hello Sunshine (Amiga)
CDs
- 1997 Petty Cats - The Best
literature
- Götz Hintze: Rock Lexicon of the GDR. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-89602-303-9 , p. 225.
- Entertainment Arts Magazine 1987