[78-L] Nazi rules for jazz performers

[Benno Häupl]

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I tend to classify this particular "10 point regulation" as an urban 
myth. Simply because nobody has even found an original (!) 
enameled metal sign saying "Swing tanzen verboten!" - or a 
contemporary photo on which you could see such a sign. Yes, 
it's easy to make up such a thing. We all know such jokes about 
musicians, blues (you can't play the Blues if your name is Kevin) 
and the like. 

I would like to see a copy of this regulation. What annoys me in 
all this that such phony nazi jokes distract from the factual horror 
caused by the nazi regime - both inside and outside of Germany. 

It is much more likely that the quoted restrictions (or similar ones) 
were valid for broadcasting services. I have seen, myself, lists of 
classified and restricted musical renditions at AFN Berlin (American 
Forces Network) when I was working there. 

On many government radio stations worldwide there are similar 
restrictions applied today. In some countries this is even regulated 
by law, e.g. in many Arabic countries. More precisely, a certain 
percentage of music broadcast must be in the national language. 
I know for sure that there is a minimum percentage of national 
music to be played on Austrian and Swiss radio stations. 

Benno