Researching Joe Wick
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 521 people with the Wick surname? In that year Wick was ranked number 3058 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Joe means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joe Wick on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joe Wick and the Wick Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 500 people with the Wick surname in the UK? Wick is now ranked number 3569 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Wick surname in the USA? Wick is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Joe Wick
Josef "Joe" Wick (March 19, 1916, Siegburg – November 15, 1994, Hamburg) was a German jazz and dance bandleader.
Wick first played violin, then picked up drums, and was a drummer for the bands of Will Glahé, Peter Kreuder, Peter Igelhoff,, Bernard Etté, and others. In 1942 he took leadership of the UFA GmbH dance band, and became a prisoner of war after Normandy was recaptured by Allied forces. He was then brought to London, where he performed on radio, including for the BBC. From 1946 to 1948 he led a new band which entertained troops in West Germany, and recorded copiously in 1948 for Brunswick and Deutsche Grammophon. He was active until 1964. Members of his orchestra went on to play with Kurt Edelhagen's ensemble.
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