Bert Kaempfert was the first German who scored a number 1 hit in America. That was in 1961 with the instrumental Wonderland By Night. That song has all the features of the characteristic Kampfert sound: a swinging rhythm and careful arrangements with horns, strings and choirs. Thus Kaempfert is considered to be one of the fathers of the easy listening. Among the well-known songs were written Kaempfert
… Danke Schoen, African Beat, A Swingin 'Safari and Strangers In The Night which was made famous by Frank Sinatra. Kaempfert died in 1980 at his summer home on Mallorca.more