Teddy Stauffer
Ernst Heinrich "Teddy" Stauffer (May 2, 1909 – August 27, 1991) was a Swiss bandleader, musician, actor, nightclub owner, and restaurateur. He was dubbed Germany's "swing-king" of the 1930s. He formed the band known as the Teddies (also known as the Original Teddies or the International Teddies), which continued after he left in 1941.[1]
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Birth name | Ernst Heinrich Stauffer |
Also known as | Ernest Henry Stauffer Teddy-Stauffer-Septett |
Born | Murten, Switzerland | May 2, 1909
Died | August 27, 1991 82) Acapulco, Mexico | (aged
Genres | Jazz |
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Life and career
Annual trips to St. Moritz and Arosa, and also a guest appearance in London, were responsible for the international fame of the Teddies band. Until 1939, he appeared with his Original Teddies-Band especially in Berlin and Hamburg. With his jazzy swing music, however, Stauffer increasingly got in trouble with the Reichsmusikkammer.[2]
Further reading
- Stauffer, Teddy, Forever is a Hell of a Long Time: An Autobiography (1976) ISBN 0-8092-8089-2
gollark: This just *had* to come up when I had all my slots filled with pretty valuable stuff.
gollark: Is it a test to see how many hoops people will jump through for a prize or something?
gollark: *ponders throwing away 4 eggs, grabbing a few hellfires and waiting 5 hours*
gollark: Odd specificity indeed.
gollark: Paper isn't that tasty...
References
- Root, Deane L., ed. (2001). "Original Teddies". The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. Oxford University Press.
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