Sunshine Quartet
The Sunshine Quartet was a German hit , operetta and hit jazz quartet consisting of four singers with a changing line-up, who were mainly active in the 1950s. Together with the singer Kurt-Adolf Thelen , the Golgowsky Quartet as well as Will Glahé and his wind orchestra, the Sunshine Quartet had a number one hit in Germany in 1954 with the humorous song On May 30, the end of the world is . The Sunshine Quartet also made numerous appearances as singers in various films from the 1950s, including Der Onkel aus Amerika (1953) and Die Fischerin vom Bodensee (1956).
history
The Sunshine Quartet was founded and directed in 1946 by the pianist Erich Werner . The first line-up consisted of Rosi Hofmann, Inge Oberländer, Irm Schröder and Ille Wappler (Ilse Wappler).
In the following years the line-up changed continuously:
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| 1946 | Rosi Hofmann | Inge Oberländer | Irm Schröder | Ille Wappler (Ilse Wappler) |
| from autumn 1947 | Rosi Hofmann | Reni Kamberg | Irm Schröder | Ille Wappler (Ilse Wappler) |
| from the end of 1948 | Ina Bellé | Reni Kamberg | Irm Schröder | Ille Wappler (Ilse Wappler) |
| from the end of 1950–1954 | Ina Bellé | Reni Kamberg | Irm Schröder | Maria Korn |
| 1954 | Ina Bellé | Reni Kamberg | Henny Kraus (Henriette Krause) | Maria Korn |
| 1954 | Ina Bellé | Reni Kamberg | Anni Stortz | Maria Korn |
| from 1962 | Ina Bellé | Reni Kamberg | Anneliese Frey (or Anneliese Fay) | Maria Korn |
In 1955 the quartet separated from Erich Werner and from then on appeared as "The Sunnies", although a few singles were still released under the name Sunshine Quartet.
Discography
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- 1952: Gerhard Wendland with the Sunshine Quartet, Michael Jary with a large film dance orchestra: Bolero / Lebewohl, Du Schwarze Rose (Shellac, 10 ", single, Polydor) Polydor 48 846 1952
- 1952: Bully Buhlan with the Sunshine Quartet, Michael Jahry with a large film dance orchestra: What does a cowboy understand about love (B-side of Manhattan Boogie ) (Shellac, 10 "; Polydor 48 894)
- 1954: Kurt-Adolf Thelen , the Sunshine Quartet, the Golgowsky Quartet and Will Glahé and his large wind orchestra: On May 30th, Is The End of the World (Shellac, 10 "; Decca)
- 1954: Anny Schlemm , Herta Talmar , Herbert Ernst Groh , Peter René Körner , Willy Schneider , Peter Witsch , the Sunshine Quartet, the Comedien Quartet and the Cornel Trio : Happy Journey to the Operetta Land (Ein Eduard-Künneke- Potpourri ) (7 ", EP, Mono; Polydor)
- 1954: Peter Alexander and the Sunshine Quartet: Tschip-Tschui-Tschi (Seracini-Feltz) (single; Polydor)
- 1955: Vico Torriani and the Sunshine Quartet, Hans Carste and his dance string orchestra: In Switzerland / Two tracks in the snow (Shellac, 10 "; Decca)
- 1956: Lys Assia , The Sunshine Quartet and the Peheiros , Béla Sanders and his orchestra: Jolie Jacqueline / Blaue Veilchen, Weisser Lilac (7 ", single and 10 , Shellac; Decca)
- 1957: Sunshine Quartet, Golgowsky Quartet, Schmid siblings : Süße, Kleine Lotosblume / Ro - Ro - Robinson (7 ", single, mono; Decca)
- Stan Oliver , Margot Eskens and the Sunshine Quartet: Forget-Me-Not (7 ", EP)
Filmography
- 1951: The wives of Mr. S.
- 1951: Johannes and the 13 beauty queens
- 1952: The colorful dream
- 1952: Queen of the arena
- 1952: homesick for you
- 1953: The uncle from America
- 1953: Southern nights
- 1953: hit parade
- 1954: dance in the sun
- 1954: Sun over the Adriatic
- 1956: The fisherwoman from Lake Constance
- 1960: Pension Schöller
Web links
- Sunshine Quartet at Discogs (English)
- Sunshine Quartet in the Internet Movie Database (English)
supporting documents
- ↑ Singing groups - Sunshine Quartet ( Memento from April 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) on www.fuenfzigerjahresaenger.de; Archived at archive.is, accessed April 6, 2014.
- ↑ Charts DE with Gerhard Wendland Charts DE with Bully Buhlan