Ben Berlin

Ben Berlin (real name Hermann Biek) was a jazz musician born in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia) in 1896. He founded the Ben Berlin Dance Orchestra in Germany in 1928, producing records with Deutsche Grammophon[1] such as "Küss mich und morgen vergiss mich" and "Roses of Yesterday". He left Germany in 1933, moving to Holland, Austria, France and finally England where he died in 1944, sitting at his desk.[2]

References

  1. "Ben Berlin - Hermann Biek Biografie". Ben Berlin - Hermann Biek Biografie - Deutsches Grammophon und Schellackplatten. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. "About the Bieks". Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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