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 | May 2, 1909 Murten, Switzerland |
| Died | August 27, 1991 (aged 82) Acapulco, Mexico |
| 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
References
- "Original Teddies". Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online. Oxford University Press.
External links
- Teddy Stauffer in Acapulco
- Teddy Stauffer in the German National Library catalogue
- Teddy Stauffer on IMDb
- Teddy Stauufer: The King of Swing's Paradise
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