the1920sand30s | Austin Egen & Jack Hylton Orchester - Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida [Today I was with Frida] (1928) @the1920sand30s | Uploaded February 2017 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
Performed by: Austin Egen & Jack Hilton Orchester
Full Song Title: Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida
Recorded in: 1928
Austin Egen was born on March 28, 1897 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Tingel-Tangel (1930), Kopfüber ins Glück (1931) and So'n Windhund (1931). He died on August 18, 1941 in Frohnleiten, Styria, Austria.
Jack Hylton (2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English band leader and impresario who rose to prominence during the British dance band era.
After the First World War Hylton played with the Queen's Dance Orchestra, wrote arrangements of popular songs and recorded them under the label 'Directed by Jack Hylton'. He then formed his own band, recording the new style of jazz-derived American dance music under the Jack Hylton name from 1923. Hylton became a respected band leader with a busy schedule. Even though he was not professionally trained for business, he brought his band to success at a time when the Great Depression hit hard. With his entrepreneurial skills, he managed to sell almost four million records in 1929 according to the Daily Herald of 7 June 1930. His good reputation allowed him to make contacts with famous jazz artists of time, hence the reason he was credited for bringing Duke Ellington to Britain in 1933. This overall success allowed Jack Hylton's band not only to entertain people in Britain, but also abroad. The band frequently had what were called 'continental tours' which made it famous in various places in Europe, especially in France. He became a director and major shareholder of the new Decca record label. His band developed into an orchestra and toured America and Europe into the 1940s, when it disbanded due to the Second World War. Hylton adopted "The Soldiers in the Park" (more commonly known as "Oh Listen to the Band") as his signature tune.
On 26 January 1965, complaining of chest and stomach pains, Hylton was admitted to the London Clinic. He died there three days later, from a heart attack, aged 72. Hylton's spending habits and generosity left his estate with £242,288. Hylton said to his son during his latter years, "I won't leave you much, but we'll have a good laugh spending it while I'm here!" He is buried in the churchyard of St Catherine at Gosfield, Essex. His wife Beverley is buried beside him.
Specialist dance band radio stations, such as Radio Dismuke and Swing Street Radio, continue to play his records. Jack Hylton also featured regularly on the weekly Manx Radio programme Sweet & Swing, presented by Jim and Howard Caine.
His 1930 recording of Happy Days Are Here Again was used during the closing credits of episode four of Ken Burns's documentary series, "The Roosevelts".
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
______________________
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners.
Performed by: Austin Egen & Jack Hilton Orchester
Full Song Title: Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida
Recorded in: 1928
Austin Egen was born on March 28, 1897 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Tingel-Tangel (1930), Kopfüber ins Glück (1931) and So'n Windhund (1931). He died on August 18, 1941 in Frohnleiten, Styria, Austria.
Jack Hylton (2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English band leader and impresario who rose to prominence during the British dance band era.
After the First World War Hylton played with the Queen's Dance Orchestra, wrote arrangements of popular songs and recorded them under the label 'Directed by Jack Hylton'. He then formed his own band, recording the new style of jazz-derived American dance music under the Jack Hylton name from 1923. Hylton became a respected band leader with a busy schedule. Even though he was not professionally trained for business, he brought his band to success at a time when the Great Depression hit hard. With his entrepreneurial skills, he managed to sell almost four million records in 1929 according to the Daily Herald of 7 June 1930. His good reputation allowed him to make contacts with famous jazz artists of time, hence the reason he was credited for bringing Duke Ellington to Britain in 1933. This overall success allowed Jack Hylton's band not only to entertain people in Britain, but also abroad. The band frequently had what were called 'continental tours' which made it famous in various places in Europe, especially in France. He became a director and major shareholder of the new Decca record label. His band developed into an orchestra and toured America and Europe into the 1940s, when it disbanded due to the Second World War. Hylton adopted "The Soldiers in the Park" (more commonly known as "Oh Listen to the Band") as his signature tune.
On 26 January 1965, complaining of chest and stomach pains, Hylton was admitted to the London Clinic. He died there three days later, from a heart attack, aged 72. Hylton's spending habits and generosity left his estate with £242,288. Hylton said to his son during his latter years, "I won't leave you much, but we'll have a good laugh spending it while I'm here!" He is buried in the churchyard of St Catherine at Gosfield, Essex. His wife Beverley is buried beside him.
Specialist dance band radio stations, such as Radio Dismuke and Swing Street Radio, continue to play his records. Jack Hylton also featured regularly on the weekly Manx Radio programme Sweet & Swing, presented by Jim and Howard Caine.
His 1930 recording of Happy Days Are Here Again was used during the closing credits of episode four of Ken Burns's documentary series, "The Roosevelts".
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
______________________
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners.
![Austin Egen & Jack Hylton Orchester - Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida [Today I was with Frida] (1928)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UAMkB-W5ppE/hqdefault.jpg "Austin Egen & Jack Hylton Orchester - Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida [Today I was with Frida] (1928)
Performed by: Austin Egen & Jack Hilton Orchester
Full Song Title: Heut War Ich Bei Der Frida
Recorded in: 1928
Austin Egen was born on March 28, 1897 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Tingel-Tangel (1930), Kopfüber ins Glück (1931) and Son Windhund (1931). He died on August 18, 1941 in Frohnleiten, Styria, Austria.
Jack Hylton (2 July 1892 – 29 January 1965) was an English band leader and impresario who rose to prominence during the British dance band era.
After the First World War Hylton played with the Queens Dance Orchestra, wrote arrangements of popular songs and recorded them under the label Directed by Jack Hylton. He then formed his own band, recording the new style of jazz-derived American dance music under the Jack Hylton name from 1923. Hylton became a respected band leader with a busy schedule. Even though he was not professionally trained for business, he brought his band to success at a time when the Great Depression hit hard. With his entrepreneurial skills, he managed to sell almost four million records in 1929 according to the Daily Herald of 7 June 1930. His good reputation allowed him to make contacts with famous jazz artists of time, hence the reason he was credited for bringing Duke Ellington to Britain in 1933. This overall success allowed Jack Hyltons band not only to entertain people in Britain, but also abroad. The band frequently had what were called continental tours which made it famous in various places in Europe, especially in France. He became a director and major shareholder of the new Decca record label. His band developed into an orchestra and toured America and Europe into the 1940s, when it disbanded due to the Second World War. Hylton adopted The Soldiers in the Park (more commonly known as Oh Listen to the Band) as his signature tune.
On 26 January 1965, complaining of chest and stomach pains, Hylton was admitted to the London Clinic. He died there three days later, from a heart attack, aged 72. Hyltons spending habits and generosity left his estate with £242,288. Hylton said to his son during his latter years, I wont leave you much, but well have a good laugh spending it while Im here! He is buried in the churchyard of St Catherine at Gosfield, Essex. His wife Beverley is buried beside him.
Specialist dance band radio stations, such as Radio Dismuke and Swing Street Radio, continue to play his records. Jack Hylton also featured regularly on the weekly Manx Radio programme Sweet & Swing, presented by Jim and Howard Caine.
His 1930 recording of Happy Days Are Here Again was used during the closing credits of episode four of Ken Burnss documentary series, The Roosevelts.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners.")
![Lale Andersen - Lied Eines Jungen Wachtpostens (Lili Marlen) [Song Of A Young Guard] (1939)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/WM1Wac7sd-c/hqdefault.jpg "Lale Andersen - Lied Eines Jungen Wachtpostens (Lili Marlen) [Song Of A Young Guard] (1939)
Performed by: Lale Andersen mit kleinem Ensemble
Full Song Title: Lied Eines Jungen Wachtpostens (Lili Marlen)
Recorded in: August 2,1939
B-side: https://youtu.be/O35qjgrLtIQ
Lale Andersen (born 23 March 1905 – died 29 August 1972) was a German chanson singer-songwriter and actress born in Lehe (now part of Bremerhaven). She is best known for her interpretation of the song Lili Marleen in 1939, which by 1941 transcended the conflict to become World War IIs biggest international hit. Popular with both the Axis and the Allies, Andersens original recording spawned versions, by the end of the War, in most of the major languages of Europe, and by some of the most popular artists in their respective countries.
Andersen was born in Lehe and baptized Elisabeth Carlotta Helena Berta Bunnenberg, but known informally as ‘Liese-Lotte’—a diminutive of her first two names—to friends and family; this continued after her first marriage when she was known as ‘Liselotte Wilke’.
In 1922, aged 17, she married German Impressionist painter Paul Ernst Wilke (1894–1971). They had three children: Björn, Carmen-Litta, and Michael Wilke (1929–2017) the youngest of whom also enjoyed a career in the German music industry. Shortly after the birth of their last child, the marriage broke up. Leaving the children in the care of her siblings Thekla and Helmut, Andersen went to Berlin in October 1929, where she reportedly studied acting at the Schauspielschule at the Deutsches Theater. In 1931, her marriage ended in divorce. Around this time, she began appearing on stage in various cabarets in Berlin. From 1933 to 1937, she performed at the Schauspielhaus in Zürich, where she also met Rolf Liebermann,who would remain a close friend for the rest of her life. In 1938, she was in Munich at the cabaret Simpl, and soon afterwards joined the prestigious Kabarett der Komiker (Comedians Cabaret) in Berlin.
While at the Kabarett der Komiker, she met Norbert Schultze, who had composed the music for Lili Marleen. Andersen recorded the song in 1939, but it would only become a hit when the Soldatensender Belgrad (Belgrade Soldiers Radio), the radio station of the German armed forces in occupied Yugoslavia, began broadcasting it in 1941. Lili Marleen quickly became immensely popular with German soldiers at the front. The transmitter of the radio station at Belgrade, was powerful enough to be received all over Europe and the Mediterranean, and the song soon became popular with the Allied troops as well.
Andersen was awarded a gold disc for over one million sales of Lili Marleen [His Masters Voice – EG 6993]. It is thought that she was awarded her copy after the end of World War II. A copy of this particular gold disc owned by the His Masters Voice record company was discarded during the renovation of their flagship store on Oxford Street, London, during the 1960s where, hitherto, it had been on display. However, the disc was recovered and is now in a private collection. Nazi officials did not approve of the song and Joseph Goebbels prohibited it from being played on the radio. Andersen was not allowed to perform in public for nine months, not just because of the song but because of her friendship with Rolf Liebermann and other Jewish artists she had met in Zurich. In desperation, she reportedly attempted suicide.
Andersen was so popular, however, that the Nazi government allowed her to perform again, albeit subject to several conditions, one of which was she would not sing Lili Marleen. Goebbels did order her to make a new military version of the song (with a significant drum) which was recorded in June 1942. In the remaining war years, Andersen had one minor appearance in a propaganda movie and was made to sing several propaganda songs in English. Shortly before the end of the war, Andersen retired to Langeoog, a small island off the North Sea coast of Germany.
Andersen died of liver cancer in Vienna on 29 August 1972, aged 67, and was cremated at Feuerhalle Simmering. Her ashes are buried in Dünenfriedhof (i.e. Sand Dunes Cemetery), on Langeoog Island.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners.")
![Jean Sablon - Vous qui passez sans me voir [You who go without me] (1936)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/YpynbMU8boE/hqdefault.jpg "Jean Sablon - Vous qui passez sans me voir [You who go without me] (1936)
Performed by: Jean Sablon
Full Song Title: Vous qui passez sans me voir
Recorded in: 1936
Jean Sablon (Nogent-sur-Marne, 25 March 1906 - Cannes, 24 February 1994) was a popular French singer and actor of the 1930s.
The son of a composer, with brothers and sisters who had successful careers of their own in musical entertainment, Jean Sablon studied piano at the Lycée Charlemagne in Paris. He left before graduating to enroll at the Paris Conservatoire in order to concentrate on a vocal career. He started in the cabarets of Paris at the age of 17, and was subsequently accompanied on his first album by the pianist/composer Mireille, whose song Couchés dans le foin became a great success. Later, he partnered the wildly popular Mistinguett at the Casino de Paris and boosted his career considerably. He was the first cabaret singer to use a microphone in his stage act. In the 1920s he spent time in Brazil where his recordings remain extremely popular today.
In 1937, he won the Grand Prix du Disque for the song Vous qui passez sans me voir, written for him by Charles Trenet and Johnny Hess. That same year, he went to the United States, where he sang on live radio broadcasts for CBS and made several records in the English language. On Broadway, he worked with luminaries such as Cole Porter and George Gershwin. He returned to Paris but, with the German occupation of France in World War II, he went back to America for the duration.
March 30, 1950, Jean Sablon records Cest si bon in London. June 26, 1950, Louis Armstrong recorded the American version of the song in New York City with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra and English lyrics of Jerry Seelen. The song became a worldwide hit.
Jean Sablon became one of the most widely acclaimed male French singers, considered second only in overall lifetime popularity to Maurice Chevalier. His records sold in the millions around the world and he is frequently referred to as the French equivalent of Americas Bing Crosby. During his career, he recorded with some of the worlds top musicians, including Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli. Sablon is credited with arranging Reinhardts debut in a fashionable cabaret in 1933. He is also recognized for his talents as a lyricist and a composer. Sablon appeared in a number of motion pictures and television films performing as a vocalist or pianist, his last being in 1984 when he sang April in Paris in Mistrals Daughter, the popular American TV miniseries filmed in France.
Jean Sablon died in Cannes in 1994 and was buried in the Cimetière du Montparnasse in Paris.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I have.
Best wishes,
Stu
Please Note: I do not claim copyright or ownership of the song played in this video. All copyrighted content remains property of their respective owners")
