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Biography
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RIAS Tanzorchester
Effective period / Period of releases: 1950 - 1999
Members: Erich Werner, Helmut Brandt, Heinz Kamberg, Werner Windler, Werner Müller, Kai Rautenberg, Olle Holmqvist, Dave Hildinger, Wolfgang Köhler, Manfred Stoppacher, Addy Feuerstein, Rüdiger Piesker, Heinz Schönberger, Erhard Wenig, Harry Samp, Solisten des Rias - Tanzorchesters
Berlin based ensemble, founded November 1948 by Werner Müller, later leaders were Dave Hildinger, Helmut Brandenburg and Horst Jankowski.Existed until the early 1990s, then the broadcasters RIAS (Rundfunk im Amerikanischen Sektor) & Stimme der DDR were merged into Deutschlandradio Kultur, the ensemble became the RIAS Big Band.