Effective period / Period of releases: 1950 - 2021

Members: Dieter Reith, Gerd Dudek, Stuff Combe, Raymond Droz, Fritz Weichbrodt, Kurt "Bubi" Aderhold, Helmut Hauck, Otto Bredl, Heinz Kretzschmar, Joe Sydow, Derek Humble, Manfred Gätjens, Milo Pavlovic, Karl Drewo, Rick Kiefer, Kurt Edelhagen, Franz von Klenck, Werner Twardy, Bobby Schmidt, Klaus Mitschele, Werner Drexler, Helmut Reinhardt, Johnny Feigl, Shake Keane, Tom Wohlert, Elmar Kast, Maffy Falay, Bora Roković, Hans Etzel, Siegfried Achhammer, Werner Betz, Paul Martin (6), Hanne Wilfert, Rolf Schneebiegl, Hans Wilfert, Heinz Herrmannsdörfer, Werner Schulze (2)

1949: Kurt Edelhagen founded a Big Band at the Studio Nuremberg (Bayerischer Rundfunk) with members of the former Joe Wick Big Band
1952 to 1957 Kurt Edelhagen was the Leader of a Big Band for SWF - Südwestfunk Baden-Baden. With this Orchestra he became an artist of international regard.
1957: Kurt Edelhagen changed to "Westdeutscher Rundfunk" (Cologne) where he built an internationl Big Band.