Ten whiskeys and one soda

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Ten whiskeys and one soda is a pseudonym / alias of the German hit and hit jazz band Comedian Quartet, under which this was particularly successful in the early 1950s . Her single Wir, wir, wir, haben ein Klavier was released in 1953 and became a number one hit in Germany.

History of the band

The Comedien Quartet was founded in 1947 as a successor to the master sextet, which was dissolved in 1941 . Herbert Imlau , Karl-Heinz Nowak, Fred Ritter and Wolf-Werner Schliebitz, who came from Karl Golgowsky’s circle, were among its members . The quartet released their recordings under various names such as Ten Whiskeys and One Soda , The Vodkas and Singing Starfish . In addition, they were also active under their own name and appeared as accompaniment to various interpreters (e.g. for Bibi Johns ' hit Bella Bimba ). Later they were part of the bands Die Sieben Raben and Die Ponny-Boys .

They had their greatest success in 1954 with the hit We, we, we, have a piano , which topped the German single charts of the magazine Automatenmarkt in March and April 1954.

Discography

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE
1953 We, we, we, have a piano DE1 (12 weeks)
DE
B-side: Then he's terribly tired
Then he is terribly tired DE8 (12 weeks)
DE
B-side of Wir, Wir, Wir, has a piano
1954 Balalalalaika DE16 (4 weeks)
DE
as Die Vodkas
B-side: Igen
Igen DE23 (8 weeks)
DE
as The Tokay
B-Side: Balalalalaika
1955 Jazz Anno Thirty DE27 (4 weeks)
DE
B-side of Take the piano away

More singles

  • 1954: Bimbo / Oh, how good is alcohol

Web links

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b Manfred J. Franz German Music Charts 1954 , Netclip GmbH 2012, p. 35.
  2. ↑ a b Jörg Amtage, Matthias Müller: All hits from Germany's charts 1954-2003 Volume 2, Pro Business 2003, p. 655.
  3. ^ Comedy Quartet. In: discogs.com. Retrieved July 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ Details on Bibi John's "Bella Bimba". In: discogs.com. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  5. ↑ Chart sources: Ten whiskeys Die Vodkas Die Tokayer