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Rudi Schuricke (born Erhard Rudolf Hans Schuricke; 16 March 1913, Brandenburg an der Havel – 28 December 1973) was a popular German singer and actor. In the 1930s he was Second Tenor with the Kardosch Singers,^[1] a popular vocal ensemble of the time. When the group dissolved in 1935, Schuricke joined the Spree Revellers^[2] and later proceeded to found his own vocal group, the Schuricke Terzett.^[3] He also appeared as a solo singer with many popular orchestras of the 1930s and 40s. His 1949 recording of "Capri-Fischer" was a "smash hit" in Germany.^[4] Even as late as the mid-1950s, he was still a successful musical artist. In 1954 alone, his song "Moulin Rouge" was the 74th most purchased single on the German year-end chart and another of his songs "Das Märchen unserer Liebe" appeared on the German Top50 chart.^[5] The advent of the rock 'n' roll age, however, soon made his music out-dated.^[6]

Schuricke tried to make a comeback in the early 1960s.^[7] At the time of his comeback, Billboard Magazine referred to him as "one of Germany's hottest recording stars of former years."^[4] Schuricke returned to the music charts in 1980, when a compilation of his songs, Noch einmal mit Gefühl, reached the No. 6 spot on the German albums chart. It remained on the chart for ten weeks.^[8]

Discography

His solo recordings include:

Capri-Fischer (1949 – Record 47001 Polydor, first recorded in 1943)
Abends in Napoli (1949 – Record 47001 Polydor)
Auf Wiedersehn (1950 – Record 47002 Polydor)
Florentinische Nächte (1950 – Record 47002 Polydor)
Dreh Dich Noch Einmal Um
Einmal Wirst Du Wieder Bei Mir Sein
Es War ein Traum Cherie
Es Werden Wieder Rosen Blüh'n
Glaube Mir / Mütterlein
Heimat, Deine Sterne
Ja und Nein
Komm Bald Wieder
Komm' Zurück
Lilli und Luise
Moulin Rouge (Ein Lied aus Paris)
O Mia Bella Napoli
Optimismus ist die Beste Medizin
Penny Serenade
Schenk Mir Dein Lächeln, Maria
So eine Liebe Gibt es Einmal Nur
Wenn der Schnee Fällt auf die Rosen
So Leb Dein Leben (My Way) (his last single, 1973)
Stern von Rio
Tarantella
Tulpen aus Amsterdam (bz Ernst Bader)
Und Wieder Geht ein Schöner Tag zu Ende
Warum Weinst Du, Kleine Tamara
Wenn Du in Meinen Träumen Bei Mir Bist (Over the Rainbow)
Hm Hm, Du Bist so Zauberhaft

References

^ "Die Kardosch-Sänger". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Die Spree-Revellers". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ "Schuricke-Terzett". Discogs (in German). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b Keeb, Brigitte (24 October 1960). "German Newsnotes: Northern Germany". Billboard: 6, 55. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ Franz, Manfred J. (2012). Deutsche Musik-Charts 1954: aus der Reihe "Die unerforschten Jahre" (in German). Berlin: Net-Clip. pp. 128, 131. ISBN 3944307003.
^ Michelers, Detlef (2010). Schlag auf Schlag: die Bremer Rock- und Beatszene 1954-1968 (in German). Bremen: Ed. Temmen. p. 30. ISBN 3837810178. …Die Zeit des Rudi Schuricke war vorbei.
^ Keeb, Brigitte (19 December 1960). "German Newsnotes: Northern Germany". Billboard: 169. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ "Noch einmal mit Gefühl". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 26 September 2015.

Sources

Küsel, Gudrun (2011). Brandenburgs berühmte Töchter und Söhne. Gudensberg-Gleichen: Wartberg-Verl. pp. 48–9. ISBN 3831323062. (in German)
Janßen, Kim-Christin (2007). Die Italienwelle - Capri-Fischer im zeitgeschichtlichen Kontext. München: GRIN Verlag GmbH. ISBN 3638816605. (in German)
Josef Westner. Rudi Schuricke Biography with photos on grammophon-platten.de/