RAYMOND LEFÈVRE (1929-2008)

Raymond Lefèvre (Calais, November 20, 1929 – Seine-Port, June 27, 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer. He is best known for the … Read more

MANTOVANI (1905-1980)

Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (Venice, November 15, 1905 – Royal Tunbridge Wells, March 29, 1980), known mononymously as Mantovani, was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical … Read more

ALEX BOLLARD (1951)

Lex Bolderdijk (Alexander Bolderdijk) (Hilversum, Nord-Holland, November 7, 1951) is a Dutch guitar player and session musician. In the 80s he … Read more

ROBERTO DELGADO (1919-1996)

Horst Wende (5 November 1919 – 23 January 1996) was a German bandleader, arranger and composer. He made easy-listening records under his own … Read more

APOLLO 100

Was a short-lived British instrumental studio-based group that had a top 10 hit with the Johann Sebastian Bach–inspired single “Joy” in 1972. The recording of “Joy” as performed by Apollo … Read more

ARNO FLOR (1925-2008)

(Berlin, October 31, 1925 – Baden-Baden, November 2008). Pseudonyms: Addy Flor, Addi Flor. He was a German composer, arranger, conductor … Read more

KAI WARNER (1926-1982)

Kai Warner was the stage name of Werner Last (27 October 1926 – 9 July 1982), a German bandleader and musician, and the brother of James Last and Robert … Read more

BERT KAEMPFERT (1923-1980)

Bert Kaempfert, born Berthold Heinrich Kämpfert (Hamburg, October 16, 1923– June 21, 1980) was a German orchestra leader, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, arranger, and composer. … Read more

ANDRÉ RIEU (1949)

André Léon Marie Nicolas Rieu (Maastricht, October 1, 1949) is a Dutch violinist and orchestra conductor who, with his performances … Read more

DAVID McCALLUM (1933-1923)

David Keith McCallum, Jr. (Mary Hill, Glasgow, September 19, 1933 – September 25, 2023) was a British actor and musician. … Read more

CARAVELLI (1930-2019)

Caravelli, real name Claude Vasori (Paris, September 12, 1930, Paris- Le Cannet, April 1, 2019) is a French orchestra leader, … Read more

101 STRINGS

101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and … Read more

FRANCK POURCEL (1913-2000)

Franck Pourcel (Marseille, August 11, 1913 – Neuilly-sur-Seine, November 12, 2000) was a French composer, arranger and conductor of popular music and classical music. Pourcel started learning the violin at … Read more

ALFRED HAUSE (1920-2005)

Alfred Hause (born August 8, 1920 in Ibbenbüren, † January 14, 2005 in Hamburg) was a German violinist, conductor and … Read more

BOND

Bond or BOND, formerly often typeset as bond in deference to the owners of the 007 trademark, is an Australian/British string quartet that specializes in classical crossover and synth-pop music. The quartet has sold over 4 million … Read more