European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 06, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 16 the stars and stripes wednesday november 6, 1985 studio 6 at Sudan trunk Baden Baden during the taping at the music Thow Ohne filter with guitarist Stanley Jordan in White with Back turned. Americans tune in to pure tunes the american band de Funk. Story and photos by Joseph Owen Stuttgart Bureau it might pass for any other smartly appointed night spot except that the ceiling to Lorest of Klieg studio 6 at Budwe stunk Southwest radio Baden Baden is no Ordinary bar As 18 visitors from the Karlsruhe military Community discovered last week. Syf television officials invited the military personnel and their escorts there to attend a taping session of Ohne Fer Musik Pur a musical show the station has been broadcasting since late 1983. The americans sipped free drinks As they watched a German band . Kunze perform then saw four acts irom their own country Shakata. Stanley Jordan defunct and the Neville Brothers. The studio had invited americans to a similar taping session last Winter and Jane Mcquillion was among the guests then. I enjoyed myself last year so i came Back Mcquillion said As she watched last week s show from a Balcony seat. She and husband staff sgt. Raynell Mcquillion of co c. 78th engr in Ettlinger. Had Ridden a military bus from Karlsruhe to attend the event. It was to be one of their last nights out in Germany they plan to return to the United slates later this month. Mcquillion s fellow company member staff sgt. Roy Downing said he went to the show knowing very Little about it. But was entertained enough to consider buying recordings of the bands he had heard. And for Birgit Linker of the Karlsruhe Community s Public affairs Soltice who was one of the organizers of the trip the Only disappointment was that Hall the american who said they would attend did t show up for the bus. Jane Mcquillion was not surprised at the wealth of american Talent among the performers in the two hour show. Germans like american music she said. She would get no argument on that Point from the show s producer Michael a. The Best music comes from the states or let s say English speaking countries said a explaining the selection of performers. The performers spanned a variety of musical styles ranging irom Jordan s quiet evocative guitar interpretations to the Brash aggressive lyrics and skat singing of defunct. The Neville Brothers breathed new life into Tell ii like ii is. With slow pleading tones while Shakala spewed form notes and lyrics in what seemed like the musical equivalent of Rush hour traffic. The German band. . Kunze led Oft the set with staccato bursts of fire from their album Dein isl Mem games Herz All my heart is yours. It s very interesting to see All those american bands and be compared with them said Heinz Rudolf Kunze. Who gave his name to the five member group from the Hamburg area. The people from defunct liked what we did we were the How t title boasts unaltered music a reference to the fact that All the acts perform live instead of Pant miming to recordings and that the show appears saturday nights on television in unedited lorm. A expressed Pride in those accomplishment noting that Only one other German music show Tao its music live
