Effective period / Period of releases: 1950 - 1987

German violinist, conductor (Kapellmeister) and band leader (* 08 August 1920 in Ibbenbüren, German Empire; † 14 January 2005 in Hamburg, Germany).
Conductor of the Tanz- und Unterhaltungsorchester of radio broadcaster NWDR. Known as the ‘German king of tango’. With his orchestra, he performed in radio and TV broadcasts and recorded a string of albums, marketed in Germany and abroad. Did concert tours in Japan. In 1965, he conducted West Germany's Eurovision Song Contest entry 'Paradies, wo bist Du?', a composition by Hans Blum.