Ludwig "Lutz" Templin (June 18, 1901,

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

- March 7, 1973,

Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...

) was a German

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bandleader. Templin played violin and saxophone, and studied composition before finding work playing and arranging in dance ensembles. From 1941 to 1949 he led a big band in Germany which recorded extensively and was broadcast on German radio. This ensemble also recorded as "

Charlie and his Orchestra Charlie and his Orchestra (also referred to as the "Templin band" and "Bruno and His Swinging Tigers") were a National Socialist German Workers Party, Nazi-sponsored Germany, German propaganda Swing (genre), swing band. Jazz music styles were seen ...

", doing arrangements of American jazz hits with

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lyrics inserted; these were broadcast on

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radio stations. Templin's ensemble operated out of

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

until 1943, when Allied bombing resulted in their relocation to Stuttgart. Templin remained in Stuttgart after the war and continued performing there for most of the rest of his life.

References

*"Lutz Templin". '' The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz'', 1994, p. 1195. {{DEFAULTSORT:Templin, Lutz German jazz bandleaders Musicians from Düsseldorf 1901 births 1973 deaths 20th-century German musicians