Bert Kaempfert

Bert Kaempfert (born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert; 16 October 1923 – 21 June 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. He made easy listening and jazz-orientated records and wrote the music for a number of well-known songs, including "Strangers in the Night", "Danke Schoen", "Moon Over Naples" and "A Swingin' Safari".

Birth and Death Data: Born October 16, 1923 (Hamburg (city and state in the North of Germany)), Died June 21, 1980 (Mallorca (island in the Mediterranean Sea) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1963

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 113267 2/25/1963 or 2/26/1963 Am strand von Hawaii Brenda Lee leader  
Decca 113268 2/25/1963 or 2/26/1963 Ein meinen träumen Brenda Lee leader  
Decca 113269 2/25/1963 or 2/26/1963 Wo und wann, fängt die liebe an Brenda Lee leader  
Decca 113270 2/25/1963 or 2/26/1963 Darling, was ist lost mir dir Brenda Lee leader  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Kaempfert, Bert," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324451.

Kaempfert, Bert. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324451.

"Kaempfert, Bert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/324451

External Sources

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Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Kaempfert, Bert - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n92048736

Wikidata: Bert Kaempfert - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q506360

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/95148779

MusicBrainz: Bert Kaempfert - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/9d0828bc-702d-4c89-b66f-4954958b8e11

ISNI: 0000 0001 1452 417X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000011452417X

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/303695 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/303695

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