Rudi Schuricke

Rudi Schuricke (born Erhard Rudolf Hans Schuricke ; born March 16, 1913 in Brandenburg an der Havel , † December 28, 1973 in Munich ) was a German singer and actor. At times he also appeared under the pseudonyms Michael Hofer and Rudolf Erhard . Later, when he was already successful, friends and colleagues often called him Rudicke .

Life and work

When his father became military bandmaster in Königsberg , the Schuricke family moved there, and Rudi Schuricke also attended school there. He then trained as a druggist and also worked as a newspaper seller and chauffeur. He also studied singing and took acting lessons.

Kardosch singer

By chance he got a singing engagement. When a member of the Kardosch singers (a group of his singing teacher Istvan Kardos ) dropped out of a live radio broadcast , he stepped in and stayed with the group from then on until Istvan Kardos emigrated . The line-up consisted of Zeno Costa (1st tenor), Rudi Schuricke (2nd tenor ), Fritz Angermann (baritone), Paul von Nyiri (bass) and Istvan Kardos (piano).

Schuricke trio and solo career

Shellac record "Am Lago di Garda", 1951

After singing with the Spree Revellers for some time , he formed the Schuricke Trio in 1936 . Rudi Schuricke also sang alone as a chorus singer, where he can be heard in the studio recordings of numerous German swing orchestras (such as that of Max Rumpf or Corny Ostermann ). One of the well-known swing recordings with Willy Berking is the piece, composed by Adolf Steimel and Ralph Maria Siegel , The men are already worth love! With Berking he also recorded the Tango Señor and Señorita composed by Peter Kreuder for the UFA revue film Traummusik, which was released in 1940 . In addition to this activity, he also lent his voice to film actors.

In 1943 Schuricke recorded the tango song Capri-Fischer composed by Gerhard Winkler and written by Ralph Maria Siegel for the first time. The performance was banned a short time later, as the course of the war caused Italy to drift away from Germany.

Further career

It was not until 1949 that he had one of his greatest successes with Capri-Fischer . With this title he received a gold record as one of the first interpreters in Germany after the war . With other titles such as O mia bella Napoli , Let us dream on Lake Maggiore , Women and Wine , Spring in Sorrento , Florentine Nights and the self-composed Tarantella , he achieved top positions in the charts in the 1950s.

With the advent of rock music , Rudolf Schuricke gradually disappeared from the hit stage. He now worked as a hotelier and ran a laundromat in Munich . An attempted comeback in 1970 was only brief, but very successful . With two melodies by James Last There is only one love like this and And when snow falls on the roses , it climbed the charts again. Having died of a stroke at the age of 60 , he was buried in the cemetery in Herrsching am Ammersee .

Schlager by Rudi Schuricke (selection)

solo

• Capri fisherman
• Good-bye
• Turn around again
• Once you will be with me again (1939)
• It was a dream Cherie
• Roses will bloom again
• Believe me
• Home, your stars
• Hm hm, you are so magical
• Yes and no
• come back soon
• Come back
• Lilli and Luise
• Moulin Rouge (A Song from Paris)
• Mothers
• O mia bella Napoli
• Optimism is the best medicine
• Penny Serenade
• Raindrops knocking on your window
• Give me your smile, Maria
• There is only one love like this
• So Live Your Life (My Way) (his last single 1973)
• Star of Rio
• tarantella
• Tulips from Amsterdam (by Ernst Bader )
• And again a beautiful day comes to an end
• Why are you crying, little Tamara
• And when snow falls on the roses
• When you're with me in my dreams (Over the rainbow)
• We two are the best comrades

With the Schuricke trio

• Up on the mountain
• Come into my arms (by Ludwig Schmidseder )
• The blonde Käthchen
• That can't shake a sailor
• Once you will be with me again
• In the evening on the heath
• If I were a snake charmer
• Ride, little rider
• Travel bug
• I'm free tonight
• A wise sounded softly
• Blue boat
• Thank you so much
• Donkey serenade
• Love can never be forced
• Tahiti by night

With the Kardosch singers

• Farewell to good night (with accompanying orchestra under Stephan Kardosch) - Telefunken A1534
• Adieu ...! (it's so good to be true ...) (with the Hans Schindler Orchestra) - brilliant 226
• With the blonde Kathrein (with Erwin Hartung) - Paloma 4068 1934
• Good evening, beautiful woman - Odeon 25245
• Heimat am Rhein (with Erwin Hartung and the Hans Bund Orchestra) - Telefunken 1462
• Humoresque (A Little Spring Way) - Gramophone 2445
• In the night, watch out! - Odeon 20025
• In Turkestan - Odeon 25271
• Lookie Lookie Lookie, here comes the cookie sensation on Broadway (with Peter Kreuder) - Telefunken 2000
• Kati - Odeon 25245
• Little Seagull, fly to Heligoland (with the Hans Bund string orchestra) - Telefunken 1638
• Lore (G. Grüber with his orchestra; with Erwin Hartung) - Elite 1388
• Tomorrow I have to get away from here (as an idealist ) - Kristall 7032
• Tomorrow my darling wants to go away (with accompanying orchestra under Stephan Kardosch) - Telefunken A1534
• Rendezvous at Lehár, part 1 and 2 - Polydor 10107
• Sandman - Telefunken 1738
• Sensation on Broadway (with Peter Kreuder) - Telefunken 2000
• Sonja from the Urals - Odeon 11951
• You can't be funny from a glass (with Erwin Hartung and the Hans Bund orchestra) - Telefunken 1462
• Why, why, why
• What is playing the world (with the Robert Renard artist orchestra) - Odeon 25018
• When Bobby and Lisa dance the tango on the Leaning Tower of Pisa
• Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf - Odeon 20025
• Did you know

Filmography (selection)

as a singer or performer

• 1937: Land of Love (song)
• 1938: Riddle about Beate (actor)
• 1938: people, animals, sensations (actor)
• 1939: A woman like you (actor)
• 1939: We dance around the world (vocals)
• 1942: A gust of wind (vocals)
• 1944: Woman of my dreams ( I'm waiting for you . Duet with Marika Rökk )
• 1944: I dreamed of you (vocals)
• 1950: Reluctant Maharajah (actor)
• 1952: Homesick for you (singing, together with his son Michael)
• 1953: Schlager Parade (vocals)

Web links

• Literature by and about Rudi Schuricke in the catalog of the German National Library
• Rudi Schuricke in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Rudi Schuricke in rundfunkmuseum.at
• 33. Photo in the right scroll bar
• Hanne Lichtenberg on Rudi Schuricke in "Schlagerlieblinge und Favoritschlager", Capriccio-Musikverlag GMBH, Berlin, 1949

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rudi Schuricke: Capri-Fischer , Waldo Favre-Chor, Siemens-Polydor 47867, matrix number: 10167 1/2 GD 9, 1943
2. ↑ ^{a b} There is only one love like this on YouTube , accessed on October 3, 2018.
3. ↑ ^{a b} And when snow falls on the roses on YouTube , accessed on October 3, 2018.
4. ↑ Capri Fischer 1943 on YouTube , accessed October 3, 2018.
5. ↑ Why are you crying little Tamara on YouTube , accessed October 3, 2018.
6. ↑ When You're With Me in My Dreams (Somewhere Over The Rainbow) on YouTube , accessed October 3, 2018.
7. ↑ Rudi Schuricke and son Michael - We two are the best comrades on YouTube , accessed on October 3, 2018.