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Bert Kaempfert

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Born in:Hamburg,
Germany
Year of Birth:1923
Year of death:1980

Biography

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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 Kaempfertmore

Also known as

  • Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert
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