Obituary: James Last, big band leader. Born April 17, 1929, died June 09, 2015. James Last: A great lover of Ireland, he is most renowned here for Jägerlatein, the much loved theme music of RTE's ...

James Last, a big-band leader whose style of light orchestral entertainment won a wide audience in his native Germany and other countries, and whose many albums sold more than 100 million copies ...