Bert Kaempfert

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Bert Kaempfert was a German orchestra leader, composer, and arranger best known for his easy listening instrumental hits and for helping launch the careers of artists like the Beatles.

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Bert Kaempfert canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf arranger
composer
human
orchestra leader
activeYearsEnd 1980
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Al Martino
Frank Sinatra
Nat King Cole
The Beatles
Tony Sheridan
Wayne Newton
birthName Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Germany
dateOfBirth 1923-10-16
dateOfDeath 1980-06-21
familyName Kämpfert
genre easy listening
jazz
orchestral pop
givenName Berthold
hasSignatureSong Wonderland by Night
instrument trumpet
languageOfWorkOrName English
German
name Bert Kaempfert self-link
notableAchievement helped popularize easy listening orchestral music in the 1960s
produced early Beatles recordings with Tony Sheridan in Hamburg
notableWork A Swingin’ Safari
Danke Schoen
L.O.V.E.
surface form: L-O-V-E

Spanish Eyes
Strangers in the Night
Wonderland by Night
occupation arranger
bandleader
composer
record producer
placeOfBirth Hamburg
Weimar Republic
placeOfDeath Palma de Mallorca
Spain
recordLabel Decca Records
Polydor Records
sexOrGender male
spouse Hanne Kaempfert
workFeaturedOn U.S. Billboard Hot 100
surface form: Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles

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Embassy musicBy Bert Kaempfert
Strangers in the Night composer Bert Kaempfert
Bert Kaempfert name Bert Kaempfert self-link