Portrait of Bill Ramsey

Bill Ramsey

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🇩🇪 Germany

German-American jazz and Schlager singer, journalist and actor (1931–2021)

About Bill Ramsey

William McCreery Ramsey (17 April 1931 – 2 July 2021) was an American-German jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor famous for his German-language hits. He returned to Germany a year after he had served compulsory military service with the U.S. Air Force there. Active as a singer of jazz and pop already as a soldier, he made a career in different fields of musical entertainment. He sang and recorded German schlager, also German-language cover versions of English hits, jazz and swing. He appeared in films and television series, and ran popular series on radio and television as presenter.

Quick facts

Known for
Zuckerpuppe (Die größten Hits), Seine besten Lieder, Ramsey Swings! 1958–1999
Born
1931-04-17
Died
2021-07-02
Artist type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Cincinnati
Associated area
Germany
Active period
1931-04-17 – 2021-07-02
MusicBrainz description
German-American jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor
Genres
jazz, schlager
Music tags
jazz, schlager
ISNI
0000000116526769

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