Bert Kaempfert
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Der Buchautor und Journalist Bernd Matheja (u.a. „ Nadelstiche”, „Listen Reich”) hat die Geschichte dieses außergewöhnlichen Musikers, seine musikalischen Einflüsse und seine persönlichen Erfolge in einem ausführlichen Portrait auf 28 Seiten dokumentiert. Das Buch enthält viele Fotos, auch aus dem privaten Archiv der Familie Kaempfert.
Erinnerung
Bert Kaempfert war wie seine Musik: ein Mann der leisen Töne. Trotz der großen internationalen Erfolge blieb er bescheiden, unzählige Auszeichnungen haben daran nichts geändert. wurde ihm die größte Ehre zuteil, die ein Komponist erreichen kann: die posthume Aufnahme in die amerikanische „Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame”.
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Hamburg, Daughter Doris was born, and the name Berthold Kämpfert was now well known (for quality) both in and around Hamburg. So it was only a question of time before the Hamburg-based record company Polydor, which had long since had an eye on this musical all-round talent, approached him and secured his services.
He composed such melodies as Catalania, Ducky, Las Vegas and Explorer (Louisa), which he performed with a small ensemble. And, as it was fashionable at that time for artists to work under a stage name, for a while he appeared as bandleader “Bob Parker”. As producer, he looked after many of Polydor&#;s star singers of the day, such as Mona Baptiste, Margot Eskens and Rudi Schuricke, and, in his role as talent scout, promoted Evelyn Asal, a contralto and recent find from the Hesse State Opera in Wiesbaden, recording twelve songs with this singer, now rechristened “Cindy Ellis” for her entry into the world of popular music.
In the meantime, at the Washington Bar in Hamburg&#;s St. Pauli nightclub district, there was a singer starting to make his mark as an artist, a singer who would become one of the greats in the wo
Bert Kaempfert
- Aliases
- Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra
Bert Kaempfert Swing Band
Bert Kampfert and His Orchestra
Bob Parker mit seinem Orchester
Marc Bones
Orchester Bob Parker - Personal name
- Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert
- Born
- October 16,
- Died
- June 21,
- Country
- Germany
- IPI
- 1 work
30 works
74 works - Affiliation
- GEMA
- Comments
- Family
- Marion Kaempfert Daughter
- Ranking
- th most covered composer/author
th most covered performer
th most covering performer
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Songs written by Bert Kaempfert
Original songs
| Title | Written by | Originally by | Original date | Covered by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afrikaan Beat | Bert Kaempfert | Bert Kaempfert | Covered by (9 artists) | |
| A Swingin&#; Safari | Bert Kaempfert | Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra | Covered by (25 artists) | |
| Balkan Melody | Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein | Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra | April 19, | Unverified |
| Beddy Bye | Bert Kaempfert | Bert Kaempfert | March 8, | Covered by ( artists) |
| Bert&#;s Tune | Bert Kaempfert | Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra | Covered by Bobby Hackett | |
| But Not Today | Bert Kaempfert | Bert Kaempfert | March 8, | C
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