ABSTRACT
To muddy the waters further, there were other programmes the same day broadcasting a mix of dance music and jazz. The best example is Radio Frankfurt’s Dance Music at 22.45. Many more dance musicians—like Henkel—stayed though, and it is clear that a deep-rooted fascination with jazz and dance music had taken hold, particularly in the industrial cities of Thuringia and Saxony. The new state found itself in conflict with its own population. It is time also to create order in the area of the ‘light muse’, that is to find an appropriate form of dance music for our changed societal development. In November 1953, Stakuko was disbanded. In the specific field of dance music, Stakuko had been criticised before 17 June for its failure to deal with ‘boogiewoogie’, and certainly its record of achievement was one of utter futility.
