Ludwig Sebus

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Ludwig Sebus
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Sebus in 2018
Background information
Born (1925-09-05) September 5, 1925 (age 99)
Cologne, Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • composer
  • lyricist
InstrumentVoice
Years active1956–present
Spouse
Lilo Sebus
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(m. 1956;died 2019)​

Ludwig Sebus (born 5 September 1925) is a German singer, composer, and lyricist.

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Early life and career

Sebus was born 1925. He grew up as the son of a gilder in Cologne. In 1943 he was drafted as a soldier and came to Russia, from where he returned to Cologne from captivity at the end of 1949. [1] In 1959 he joined the Altermarktspielkreis, [2] after which he applied to the literary committee of the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee [3] and was prepared for three years for his upcoming stage appearances. [4] [5]

He had his first mayor success in 1955 session with the song Jede Stein in Kölle eß e Stöck vun deer. Since then he has performed regularly at the Cologne Carnival and many of his performances and concerts have been broadcast on television and radio, such as the concert for his 70th birthday in the Cologne Philharmonic. [6] Over the decades he has written various songs both for himself and for other performers, including various marches for carnival societies and dance corps. [7] [8]

In later years he often performed with others interpreters of the Cologne Carnival under the name Melodienregien and sang his own song as well as classics of the Cologne songs by Willi Ostermann, Gerhard Jussenhoven, Karl Berbuer and others. [9] [10]

Personal life

Sebus was married to his wife Lilo from 1956 until her death in 2019. They had four children, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. [11]

Honors

On the occasion of a celebratory event organized by the WDR in honor of Ludwig Sebus on October 18, 2020, the Vice President of the Cologne Carnival Festival Committee, Dr. Joachim Wüst, announced that a fountain named after him would be erected in Cologne-Deutz as a present for Ludwig Sebus' 95th birthday. The Deutz Historical Park between the LVR building and the restored defense tower near the Rheinboulevard is being considered as a location. [12]

Discography

References

  1. ↑ "Ludwig Sebus – Musikverlage Hans Gerig KG". gerig.de. Gerig . Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. ↑ Militär-Handbuch des Königreiches Bayern: 1867 (in German). 1867.
  3. ↑ "Ludwig Sebus". 2009-02-28. Archived from the original on 2009-02-28. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (1971). Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series.
  5. ↑ Euler-Schmidt, Michael (2005). Kölner Karnevalsmuseum: Tradition, Faszination, Vielfalt (in German). Bachem. ISBN   978-3-7616-1918-6.
  6. ↑ "Sonstige Sendungen". 2016-12-04. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  7. ↑ WDR (2006-02-26). "Erlebte Geschichten mit Ludwig Sebus". www1.wdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  8. ↑ Koprowski, Erich (2012). Krumme Touren: Ein Köln-Krimi (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN   978-3-8391-3501-3.
  9. ↑ e.V, Kulturverein Schloss Eulenbroich; Engagements, Dr Jürgen Rembold Stiftung zur Förderung des bürgerschaftlichen (2022-11-14). Mit Herz und Humor: Die besten Verzällcher und Rümcher der Rösrather Kölsch-Literaturwettbewerbe 2018 bis 2022 (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN   978-3-96763-248-4.
  10. ↑ Wohlert, Tom (2010). Musiker Macher Machos Mafiosi: Vom Amateurmusiker in die Kölner Studio-Szene der 60er bis 90er Jahre (in German). BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN   978-3-8391-7591-0.
  11. ↑ Prescher, Gerti (2001). Jede Stein en Kölle es e Stöck von mir: Ludwig Sebus, der Kölner Volkssänger und Charmeur (in German). Bachem. ISBN   978-3-7616-1470-9.
  12. ↑ "Standort klar: Brunnen mit eigenem Namen: Köln-Legende wird große Ehre zuteil". Express.de (in German). 19 October 2020. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  13. ↑ "Rhein-Kreis Neuss: Internationales Mundartarchiv "Ludwig Soumagne": Franz Peter Kürten-Auszeichnung für Ludwig Sebus". www.rhein-kreis-neuss.de (in German). 23 May 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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