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Of the number of choral societies in Chicago that existed prior to 1871, only the Germania Mannerchor was still in existence as of 1893. [5] In 1889, the group built the Germania Club Building on Germania Place in the Near North Side of Chicago. It produced a catalog of the 500 books in its library [13] and a 1903 Yearbook in German. [14]
Carl Laemmle – pioneer in American filmmaking and a founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios; Ernst Lubitsch – acclaimed film director, special Academy Award winner [428] [429] Anthony Mann – film director and actor [430] Richard C. Meyer – German-American television and film editor; Russ Meyer – director and ...
The Nord-Amerikanischer Sängerbund (English: North American Singers' Association) is an association which promotes the culture of German music, culture and song. Eligibility for the association is open to any independent Germanic singing society located in North America consisting of at least 12 singers at the time of their application.
Eva Bartova (March 26, 1938, Bohemia - September 17, 1989, Chicago) emigrated to Germany in 1963, having studied classical ballet and voice in Czechoslovakia.She began recording with a group known as Eve Bartova & the Bartovs, where she met John Christian Dee (February 1944, Tonawanda - August 18, 2004, London), [2] an American who had moved to England in the 1950s.
Moved to Chicago in 1989, originally from Austin, Texas: Kids These Days: 2009: 2013: Hip hop band Founded in Chicago Kill Hannah: 1993: 2015: Rock band Founded in Chicago Krewella: 2007: present: Electronic trio Founded in Chicago Lakeside Singers: Ensemblé From Chicago area Louis the Child: 2013: present: Electronic duo Founded in Chicago ...
Jane Wiedlin is an American musician, singer and actress, best known as the co-founder, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist of the new wave band the Go-Go's. She voices Dusk, the drummer and backup vocalist of the fictional rock band the Hex Girls. She also had a successful solo career.
Tabbert was born on October 5, 1919, in Chicago, Illinois, [1] [2] the second son of William Frank and Edith Victoria (née Johnson) Tabbert. His father was the son of German immigrants and supported his family working as a railroad engineer. His mother was the daughter of Swedish immigrants who had settled in Minnesota during the 1880s. [3]
Brothers Osborne, an American country music duo consisting of brothers T.J. Osborne and John Osborne; The Browns, an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells" B. T. Express, an American funk/disco group, that had a number of successful songs during the 1970s