Ben Berlin Explained

Ben Berlin (born Hermann Biek; 1896–1944) was a jazz musician born in Reval (now Tallinn, Estonia) in 1896. He married composer Vera Vinogradova around 1920 and they had two children, Leopold and Nina.[1] Berlin founded the Ben Berlin Dance Orchestra in Germany in 1928, producing records with Deutsche Grammophon[2] such as "Küss mich und morgen vergiss mich" and "Roses of Yesterday". As a Jew, he left Nazi Germany in 1933, moving to Holland, Austria, France and finally England where he died in 1944, sitting at his desk.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ccm :: Vinogradova, Vera Vinogradova, Vera Vinogradova Biek. 2021-03-06. composers-classical-music.com.
  2. Web site: Ben Berlin - Hermann Biek Biografie. 28 November 2014. Ben Berlin - Hermann Biek Biografie - Deutsches Grammophon und Schellackplatten.
  3. Web site: About the Bieks. 20 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410043031/http://eja.pri.ee/stories/Biek_en.html. 10 April 2017. dead.