Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert
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About Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert (also Kämpfert) (b. 16 October 1923 - d. 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader and songwriter. He made easy listening and jazz-oriented records, and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, such as "Strangers in the Night" (originally recorded by Ivo Robić) and "Spanish Eyes". He was born in Hamburg, Germany, and studied at the School of Music there. A multi-instrumentalist, he was hired by Hans Busch to play with his orchestra before serving as a bandsman in the German Navy during World War II. He later formed his own big band, toured with them, then worked as an arranger and producer, making hit records with Freddy Quinn and Ivo Robic. In 1961, he hired The Beatles to back Tony Sheridan on "My Bonnie (Lies Over the Ocean)," "When the Saints Go Marching In," "Ain't She Sweet" and "Cry for a Shadow," in a session for Polydor. These turned out to be the Beatles' first commercial recordings. When Beatles manager Brian Epstein asked Kaempfert about further promoting The Beatles, Kaempfert informed Epstein that the company was only interested in The Beatles as Tony Sheridan's backup group. (It also turned out British Decca executive Dick Rowe turned them down in favor of local beat combo Brian Poole and the Tremeloes.) He then released The Beatles from their contract with Polydor.
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Bert Kaempfert — Top 30 songs of 356
| Artist | Song title | Like / Dislike | |
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| Bert Kaempfert | April in Portugal | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Morgen | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Wunderland bei Nacht | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Afrikaan Beat (1962) | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | (You Are) My Way Of Life | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | A Swingin Safari | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | African Beat | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Catalania | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Cha! Bull! | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Happy Trumpeter | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Jingo Jango | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Jump In The Line | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Love Me Tender | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Moon Over Neaples | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | My Love | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Patricia | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Remember When | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Spanish Eyes (Moon Over Naples) | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | The Maltese Melody | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Toy Parade | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Wonderland By Night | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Wooden Heart (Muss i denn zum | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Just As Much As Ever | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Sleepy Lagoon | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Africaan Beat | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Time To Leave | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | A Swingin' Safari | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | African Beat (1962) # 26 | ||
| Bert Kaempfert | Black Beauty |