This essay describes the connecting elements and simultaneities in the appropriation of US pop music in East and West Germany, using R&B soul, funk and disco as examples. The author argues that the focus of German pop historiography has so far been on what separates East and West. This argument is supported by an examination of the literature on the subject, including three recent anthologies on German pop music in English. Special attention is paid to Philly Soul from the GDR, as well as the bi-national hit „Über sieben Brücken mußt Du gehn“ and the networks of studio musicians associated with it.
„Über Sieben Brücken. Anmerkungen zu den Parallelen west- und ostdeutscher Popgeschichte“ weiterlesenÜber Sieben Brücken. Anmerkungen zu den Parallelen west- und ostdeutscher Popgeschichte
