Red Roses for a Blue Lady
Bert Kaempfert
1965
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Bert Kaempfert
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Bert Kaempfert worked as a German bandleader, arranger, instrumentalist, producer and composer. Training on several instruments and experience with American swing helped shape his orchestral sound. Wonderland by Night brought his recordings to an international audience, and Herb Rehbein became an important songwriting partner. Kaempfert's compositions also reached listeners through singers including Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole and Al Martino, whose repertoire included Strangers in the Night, L-O-V-E and Spanish Eyes respectively.
Artist background sources
Bert Kaempfert - Songwriters Hall of Fame
Read historical profile: instrumental training, swing influence, Wonderland by Night, Rehbein partnership and compositions recorded by named singers. Omit first-discovery claims, sales, uncertain educational chronology and exact release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Red Roses for a Blue Lady by Bert Kaempfert appears at number 32 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1965. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1965 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1965 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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