Effective period / Period of releases: 1956 - 1962

Members: Bernie Roberts

Milwaukee
The Bernie Roberts Orchestra began in 1944 and their recording career began in 1949 when they hit it very big with their first recording of the "Jolly Musicians Polka".

The Bernie Roberts Band began as a family band with Bernie and 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Bernie Roberts on the accordion, Blondie on 1st trumpet and featured vocals; Marcella on piano; Johnny on trumpet, sax and clarinet; Oscar on drums and Howard Haase on bass horn. Other bass players were Gary Johnson and Erwin Gassner. Other piano players were George Freeman, George Flint and Carol Neumann.