Horst Jankowski (30 January 1936 – 29 June 1998)[1] was a classically trained German pianist, most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music.
Born in Berlin,[1] Jankowski studied at the Berlin Music Conservatory and played jazz in Germany in the 1950s, serving as bandleader for singer Caterina Valente.
Jankowski's fame as a composer of easy listening pop peaked in 1965 with his tune "Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt", released in English as "A Walk in the Black Forest". The tune became a pop hit, reaching #1 on the US easy listening chart,[2] #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[3] and #3 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc.[5] The track was featured on the BBC's review of the 1960s music scene, Pop Go The Sixties, broadcast on BBC One and ZDF, on 31 December 1969. It can be heard years before 1965 in episodes of Perry Mason (1957 TV series). This track has become a signature song at Plymouth Argyle F.C., being played at the end of each game as the fans leave the grounds. The song also featured as a running joke in the episode Radio Goodies of the 1970s BBC TV series The Goodies, as the only record possessed by the group's radio station.
The Genius of Jankowski album, released in 1965, was also a million seller.[5] Jankowski went on to score a string of successful albums, but moved on in the 1970s to concentrate more on jazz, including covers of pop and rock hits.[6] Between 1989 and 1994 Jankowski composed and performed easy listening music for Sonoton, Germany.
Jankowski died of lung cancer in 1998, at the age of 62.[1]
Horst Jankowski - A Walk in the Black Forest on YouTube
January 01, 1970
horst, jankowski, january, 1936, june, 1998, classically, trained, german, pianist, most, famous, internationally, successful, easy, listening, music, contents, biography, discography, also, references, external, linksbiography, editborn, berlin, jankowski, st. Horst Jankowski 30 January 1936 29 June 1998 1 was a classically trained German pianist most famous for his internationally successful easy listening music Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editBorn in Berlin 1 Jankowski studied at the Berlin Music Conservatory and played jazz in Germany in the 1950s serving as bandleader for singer Caterina Valente Jankowski s fame as a composer of easy listening pop peaked in 1965 with his tune Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt released in English as A Walk in the Black Forest The tune became a pop hit reaching 1 on the US easy listening chart 2 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 3 and 3 on the UK Singles Chart 4 It sold over one million copies and was awarded a gold disc 5 The track was featured on the BBC s review of the 1960s music scene Pop Go The Sixties broadcast on BBC One and ZDF on 31 December 1969 It can be heard years before 1965 in episodes of Perry Mason 1957 TV series This track has become a signature song at Plymouth Argyle F C being played at the end of each game as the fans leave the grounds The song also featured as a running joke in the episode Radio Goodies of the 1970s BBC TV series The Goodies as the only record possessed by the group s radio station The Genius of Jankowski album released in 1965 was also a million seller 5 Jankowski went on to score a string of successful albums but moved on in the 1970s to concentrate more on jazz including covers of pop and rock hits 6 Between 1989 and 1994 Jankowski composed and performed easy listening music for Sonoton Germany Jankowski died of lung cancer in 1998 at the age of 62 1 Discography editMy Fair Lady Mit Horst Jankowski 1964 Mercury Records The Genius of Jankowski 1964 Mercury Records US 18 7 More Genius of Jankowski 1965 Mercury Records US 65 Still More Genius of Jankowski 1966 Mercury Records US 107 So What s New 1966 Mercury Records And We Got Love 1967 Mercury Records With Love 1967 Mercury Records Baby But Grand 1967 Mercury Records Piano Affairs 1967 Mercury Records The Many Moods of Jankowski 1968 Mercury Records The Horst Jankowski Scene 1968 Mercury Records Play A Simple Melody 1968 Mercury Records Jankowski Plays Jankowski 1969 Mercury Records A Walk in the Evergreens 1969 Mercury Records Jankowski Meets Beethoven 1970 Mercury Records Piano on the Rocks 1970 Mercury Records Jankowskingsize For Nightpeople Only 1970 MPS Jankowskeyboard 1970 MPS Jerusalem 1971 Rediffusion Jankowski Plays Latin 1971 Columbia Records Follow Me 1972 Intercord International 1973 Intercord Happy Polka 1973 Intercord Return to the Black Forest 1975 Rediffusion Yes Sir That s My Baby 1976 EMI Records Happy Blue Piano 1982 Sonoton Intersound The Best of Mr Black Forest 1989 Sonoton Intersound Piano Interlude 1994 Sonoton Intersound Black Forest Explosion 1997 Motor Music Eine Schwarzwaldfahrt 1998 Mercury Records Jankowskinetik 2003 Universal Jankowskeynotes 2004 Universal Remember Mr Black Forest 2015 Memorylane Intersound With Johnny Hodges Johnny Hodges and His Strings Play the Prettiest Gershwin Verve 1958 See also editList of artists who reached number one on the U S Adult Contemporary chartReferences edit a b c Thedeadrockstarsclub com Accessed March 2010 Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 125 Billboard Singles 9 on the US Cash Box Top 100 Allmusic com Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 279 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b Murrells Joseph 1978 The Book of Golden Discs 2nd ed London Barrie and Jenkins Ltd p 191 ISBN 0 214 20512 6 Biography Allmusic com Billboard Allmusic com passim External links editDetailed information on Horst Jankowski Horst Jankowski at Find a Grave Horst Jankowski A Walk in the Black Forest on YouTube Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horst Jankowski amp oldid 1218370119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
