Charlie and His Orchestra

Charlie and His Orchestra (also Mr. Goebbels Jazz Band, Templin tape or Bruno and His Swinging Tigers ) was put together for propaganda purposes Bigband the Nazi period, named after its singer Charles "Charlie" Schwedler.

History

Initiated by Wolf mediator sent the Englishman William Joyce from mid- September 1939 pro-German comments on the German short -wave transmitter at Berlin's Kaiser dam. He joined Norman Baillie - Stewart to side after serving five years for treason in the Tower of London, England in 1937 had left and moved to Berlin in August 1939.

For the musical accompaniment of propaganda broadcast Germany Calling of standing in German services " Lord Haw - Haw" the saxophonist Lutz Templin from Dusseldorf was commissioned to put together a big band. The vocals took over Karl Schwedler ( Charlie ), an official from the Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda, which often the text of an American classic in the original sang in the first stanza to pass in the second stanza to political satire with antibritischem, anti-Soviet and anti-Jewish content. However, there are also many music examples where the propaganda text already heard of the first line, for example, With me you 're beautiful or St. Louis Blues.

First among German musicians to the core of the band. As from 1940 musicians partially drafted into the army, partly on the German dance and entertainment orchestra were seconded, it also took musicians from Belgium, the Netherlands and Italy under contract. Lale Andersen also that at the time had actually banned from performing, or had allowed to sing once a week in English. Her songs include Lili Marleen, Blue Moon, roll on the blue funnel, Sing, nightingale, sing, Home 'may be a word, Under an umbrella in the evening and And so another lovely day is over. The song texts corresponded to the original text, for rolling on the blue funnel, Home May Be a Word and Lili Marleen but the lyrics were alienated.

1943 the band moved from the risk of air raids to Berlin to Stuttgart. The broadcasts were in different parts of the world, not only by England, broadcast on shortwave. It was broadcast for camouflage and for propaganda purposes music that was banned in Germany since at least 1935, including Jewish composers and American swing and jazz music.

Up to six million listeners to have had the broadcasts alone in England. The constant propaganda but took off during the war and became more credible.

Members of the band

The members of the band were:

  • Karl Schwedler ( "Charlie" ), song
  • Benny de Weille, clarinet
  • Barend "Bob" van Venetie, Saxophone
  • Lutz Templin, saxophone
  • Eugen Henkel, Saxophone
  • Kurt Abraham, saxophone
  • Mario Balbo, Saxophone
  • Charly Tabor, trumpet
  • Nino Impallomeni, trumpet
  • Giuseppe Impallomeni, trumpet
  • Alfredo Marzaroli, trumpet
  • Rimis van den Broek, trumpet
  • Willy Berking, trombone
  • Tip Tischelaar, trombone
  • Franz Mueck, Piano
  • Primo Angeli, Piano
  • Max Gursch, bandoneon
  • Meg Tevelian, guitar
  • Otto Tittmann, double bass
  • Cesare Cavaion, double bass
  • Fritz Brocksieper, drums

Guest musicians were involved:

  • Teddy Kleindin, clarinet
  • Evelyn Leschetitzky, song
  • Helmut Zacharias, violin
  • Albert Vossen, accordion
  • Margot Friedlander, singing
  • Walter Leschetitzky, violin
  • Lale Andersen singing

The arrangers were the Czechoslovak Kamil Běhounek and Friedrich Meyer.

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