Saturday, August 15, 2015

Legendary band leader Max Greger succumbs to cancer – ABC Online

Updated on Saturday, 15.08.2015, 21:20
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Max Greger is dead. The legendary band leader and jazz musician died in the Friday night of cancer. He died surrounded by his family. A few weeks ago he was still occurred – nothing of his illness guessing

Max Greger died early Saturday morning in a Munich hospital, as his wife Johanna announced.. So you confirming a report of the “Bild am Sonntag”. Greger was therefore four weeks in hospital in Harlaching, before he died of his cancer.



He played the theme song of the “Aktuelles Sportstudio” a

The legendary musicians joined in hundreds of concert halls , took on more than 150 records and CDs, and produced approximately 3000 pieces. He was one of the last veterans of the golden years of TV entertainment.

In 1963 he presented for ZDF an orchestra together and made up in the 80s in almost all major live shows for the de rigueur , Greger played among other things, the theme song of the “Aktuelles Sportstudio”, whereupon he was particularly proud.



He played with international stars

In the course of his career, the artist born in Munich-Giesing musicians with world stars such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Lionel Hampton and Ella Fitzgerald.

“In the last hour we have only prayed”

Gregers woman said she, her son and her daughter were in the last hours of her husband’s side. “We were there until he falls asleep. In the last hour we have only prayed that he is redeemed. “He had fallen asleep forever Around 3 clock.

Even in mid-July had Greger, according to his wife, with whom he more than 60 years was married, in Munich, a concert given. Two days after the appearance of the 89-year-old was then come to a clinic on 15 July. There a cancer was diagnosed, his wife said the news agency dpa. “He has not been previously known that he had cancer.”

Next said Gregers woman: “He has had a wonderful age.” 70 years ago, now they and Greger had become a couple. “We were married for 63 years. That’s what.”

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