Paul Kuhn (1928-2013) was a German bandleader, pianist, and occasional composer and vocalist. In 1979, he made two guest appearances on Sesamstrasse, playing the piano in the palm tree room in Folge 553 and then teaching Samson and Tiffy how to compose a song in Folge 556.[1]
One of Kuhn's early recording hits was singing "Der Mann am Klavier" ("The Man at the Piano"), which would become his professional nickname. While he later scored another hit with the novelty song "Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii" ("There is no beer in Hawaii"), for which he wrote music and sang, he was known mostly for his work in the jazz field. He led the SFB Big Band on TV and radio (working at times with guest artists like Quincy Jones) and hosted the TV series Pauls Party (1968-1972). He worked on albums with Bill Ramsey, Peter Alexander, and Toots Thielemans and recorded a 1969 Peanuts-themed single featuring his own composition "Snoopy" and a German version of one of Rod McKuen's A Boy Named Charlie Brown songs.
One of Kuhn's last projects was the 2010 film Schenk mir dein Herz, taking a leading role as a dying jazz musician.