Ben Berlin
Ben Berlin (born Hermann Biek; 1896–1944) was a jazz musician born in Reval, Estonia (Now Tallinn) in 1896. He married composer Vera Vinogradova around 1920 and they had two children, Leopold and Nina. Berlin founded the Ben Berlin Dance Orchestra in Germany in 1928, producing records with Deutsche Grammophon such as "Küss mich und morgen vergiss mich" and "Roses of Yesterday".
Ben Berlin
- Name
- Ben Berlin
- Birth Name
- Hermann Biek
- Born
- 1896
- Birthplace
- Reval, Governorate of Estonia
- Died
- 1944
- Place of death
- England
- Occupation
- Jazz musician
- Known for
- Founder of the Ben Berlin Dance Orchestra in 1928 (Germany)
- Spouse
- Vera Vinogradova
- Nationality
- German Reich.
- Languages
- Estonian.
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Ben Berlin (born Hermann Biek; 1896–1944) was a jazz musician born in Reval, Estonia (Now Tallinn) in 1896. He married composer Vera Vinogradova around 1920 and they had two children, Leopold and Nina. Berlin founded the Ben Berlin Dance Orchestra in Germany in 1928, producing records with Deutsche Grammophon such as "Küss mich und morgen vergiss mich" and "Roses of Yesterday".
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• Name — Ben Berlin • Birth Name — Hermann Biek • Born — 1896 • Birthplace — Reval, Governorate of Estonia • Died — 1944 • Place of death — England • Occupation — Jazz musician • Known for — Founder of the Ben Berlin Dance Orchestra in 1928 (Germany) • Spouse — Vera Vinogradova
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