In 1985, they embarked on a world tour.
They performed in the Far East, in Singapore and Thailand—where no Dixieland band had performed before them—,
They also performed in Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and toured across the entire United States. In San Diego, they played in a rodeo arena before an audience of 30,000, achieving such an incredible success that they were only allowed to leave the stage after ninety minutes of encores.

With their program video cassette titled American Friends, released in 1985, they were the first in Hungary to produce a popular music video publication. That same summer, Sándor Benkó organized the Miskolc Dixieland Festival for the first time.

In 1986, they took part in the first Dixieland Olympics held in California, where they performed in front of 270,000 people. Sándor Vajda was selected as the festival’s best double bassist and was chosen for the international ‘All Stars’ ensemble. In the same year, they created the world’s first true Dixieland music video, titled Tiger Rag.

In 1987, Ronald Reagan, President of the United States, presented the band—celebrating its 30th anniversary—with a special commendation

In 1991, after several years of preparation, they premiered their own composition,
a Dixieland Mass based on the Christmas liturgy, titled Christmas Mass.

In 1992, they organized a World Banjo Summit at the Budapest Congress Center.

In 1997, Árpád Göncz, President of the Republic, awarded the members of the band the Officer’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary.