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 1940s. 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]
- ^ "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.