Berry Lipman born as Friedel Berlipp (Burgdorf, January 11, 1921 – Bergheim, August 1, 2016) was a German bandleader, composer, arranger and music producer. Lipman began his career with classical violin lessons and was stationed with the Luftwaffe music corps in Celle and Oldenburg during the Second World War from 1940. As a soldier in the Second World War he lost two fingers, so he switched to the guitar.
In 1945 he got his first engagement as a musician with a guest contract at the Staatstheater Oldenburg. In 1947 he went to the Wuppertal Theatre as a composer and came into contact with Rhythm & Blues as arranger, composer and instrumentalist at the NWDR and SWF Koblenz. From 1952 he played as guitarist and percussionist with Harald Banter, with whom he also performed at the German Jazz Festival in 1955.
In 1955 he became orchestra leader and composer for the record label EMI and worked for Gitte, Conny Froboess, Chris Howland, Lale Andersen, Cliff Richard, Charles Aznavour, Dalida, Zarah Leander and many others. In 1964 the record company Deutsche Vogue took him on as chief producer; he produced Petula Clark, Pat Boone, Billy Vaughn, Dionne Warwick and Jonny Teupen, among others.
In 1967 he became an independent music producer. His first worldwide success was the “Keep on Smiling”, sung by James Lloyd. He founded the Berry Lipman Orchestra, which distinguished itself by playing many evergreens in the then typical easy listening style. The orchestra’s two greatest hits were “The Girls from Paramaribo” and “La Parranda”, which Berry Lipman also composed himself.
56 recordings by Berry Lipman you can hear at Instrumentals Forever:
A Touch Of Latin • Alone Again • Beach Girl • Beach Girls • Beach Party In Santa Cruz • Blinky • ‘BL’-Special • Bonita Carmencita • Bye Bye Blues – Down By The Riverside – A-Tisket A Tasket • Caribbean Feeling • Caribbean Sunset • Claire • Dankeschön • Don’t Fence Me In – Music Maestro Please • Farmer’s Walking • Fiesta Marbella • First Class • Girl Talk • Goody Goody – Sweet Sue – Strike Up The Band • Hey Girl • If You Could Read My Mind • In A Little Spanish Town – Hallo Little Girl – When You’re Smiling • Islands Over The Wind • Just A Gigolo – Roses Of Picardy – The More I See You • Keep On Smiling • Knock Up ”Trine” • La Parranda • La Sega • Let’s Dance Together • Let’s Talk About Music • Love • Love Is Just Around The Corner • Lovely Treeny • Mexican Moonlight • Midnight In LA • Music For Lovers • Not At All • Pure Samba • Saludos Amigos • Samba de Brasil • Sentimenal Journey – Honeysuckle Rose • She Loves You • Sheik Of Araby – Boo-Hoo – Funny Trilby • Sing • Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – I Can’t Give You Anything But Love – Some Of These Days • Sunrise-Melody • Swinging Trumpets • Tellania • The Girl From Ipanema • The Girls From Paramaribo • The Girls Go Marching In – Texas Girls – Marching Tennessee • The Man I Love • With A Kick • Wives And Lovers • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life • You’re Driving Me Crazy – Jeepers Creepers – Chattanooga Choo Choo •
