Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra Vinyl Records

Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra is a German big band and orchestra led by German bandleader and composer Bert Kaempfert. Founded in 1957, the orchestra is one of the most successful German orchestras of all time, having sold over 30 million albums.

One of the orchestra's most successful albums was A Swingin' Safari, which was released in 1962 and featured the hit singles "Strangers in the Night" and "Afrikaan Beat". Other notable albums include 1961's Wonderland by Night and 1967's Bert Kaempfert's Greatest Hits.

The orchestra is best known for its rendition of the song "Strangers in the Night", which was a #1 hit in the US and UK. The song was composed by Kaempfert and went on to win a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

An interesting fact about Bert Kaempfert & His Orchestra is that they were the first German big band to perform in the United States, when they played a two-week engagement at the Copacabana in New York City in 1960.