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| Chris
Barber's Jazz Band in Berlin - 1961 - more pictures added
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After the remarkable concert in
May 1959 at the
Deutschlandhalle the Chris Barber Jazz & Blues Band was
again on stage in Berlin on May 30, 1961. It was the first appearance of Ian Wheeler
in Berlin after
Monty Sunshine had left to from his own band. These pictures
- done by Peter Kazubski - must be among the first ones with
Ian Wheeler.
It was for a long time the last concert that West and East
Berlin people could enjoy together. Shortly after that event
the East German Government separated - with the construction
of the "Berlin Wall"
(August 1961) - the two countries for more than
28 years. The Deutschlandhalle is in Berlin
West. |
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| Ian Wheeler, Pat Halcox, Dick Smith,
Graham Burbidge, Chris Barber |
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| Chris Barber, Dick Smith, Graham
Burbidge and Eddie Smith |
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Dick Smith, Chris Barber, Graham Burbidge, Ottilie Patterson and
Eddie Smith |
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Original Ticket: note that official stamp "OST" (=east). Here a
short explanation: West Germany's official currency at that time was
the German Mark, while East Germans used the DDR Mark (Ostmark) The
rates were not equal - so the West German Government of Berlin
(Senat) has had the possibility of selling to the GDR public tickets
at the rate 1:1 against presentation of identification documents.
This subsidy for East Berliners was only granted for high level
cultural events - the Chris Barber Band at the Deutschlandhalle!
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| all photos: copyright by Peter
Kazubski, Berlin - 2010 |
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| Another Chris Barber Fan in Berlin, Achim
Koenig, trumpet player in Berlin's famous "Sir Gusche Band", sent us a
set of pictures from the 1961 concert, and we are happy to present these
fotos here. Thank you, Achim, for your support. |
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| copyright: Achim Koenig,
Berlin - 2010 |
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