Kurt Henkels (December 17, 1910,
Solingen
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- July 12, 1986, Hamburg) was a German bandleader who led
jazz
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and light music ensembles. He led radio and television dance bands from the 1930s into the 1970s and made over 250 recordings.
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German jazz bandleaders
German conductors (music)
German male conductors (music)
1910 births
1986 deaths
German male jazz musicians
Musicians from Hamburg
20th-century male musicians