Will Glahé

Will Glahé (February 12, 1902 – November 21, 1989) was a German accordionist, composer, and bandleader. Glahé was born at Elberfeld, Germany. In the 1930s, he was, along with Heinz Munsonius and Albert Vossen, one of the most successful accordionists in Germany. He led his own orchestra from 1932 and became successful particularly in popular music. One of his most famous songs in Germany was his 1936 recording of "Rosamunde" (a German female forename), a cover version of the song "Škoda lásky" ("Wasted Love") by Jaromir Vejvoda. Under the title "Beer Barrel Polka", the tune hit No. 1 on the Hit Parade in the United States in 1939. It sold over one million copies by 1943, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. After World War II he was known as the "Polka King" in the U.S., and did both big band and folk music arrangements with his orchestra. His "Liechtensteiner Polka" was also a hit in Canada, reaching No. 11, and the U.S., hitting No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957. The follow-up single "Sweet Elizabeth" (1958) appeared in all major U.S. charts, nearing the top 40 in Cashbox and Music Vendor. He had some success with "The Cuckoo Waltz" by Swede E. I. Jonasson in 1969, and the song is now used widely, in the Alice in Wonderland dark ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and in Efteling, Holland. His album, Oktoberfest peaked at number 53 in Australia in 1973. He died at Rheinbreitbach.

Late Winter Ballroom in Berlin - Will Glahé Orchestra Classic Polka - 2026-02-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Zeitloser Schlager mit Will Glahé - 2024-04-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Sound of the Fifties - 2023-11-10T00:00:00.000000Z

Will Glahe: Su Acordeón y Orquesta - 2023-09-20T00:00:00.000000Z

Schlagernostalgie - 2023-01-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Tanzende Finger – 50 große Erfolge - 2020-09-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Everybody Sing - 2013-10-18T00:00:00.000000Z

Heimat, deine Sterne: Lieder und Melodien von Werner Bochmann, Vol. 1 (1933-1943) - 2013-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Mit Musik geht alles besser: Lieder und Melodien von Werner Bochmann, Vol. 2 - 2013-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Wilhelm Strienz singt und bekannte Orchester spielen Lieder und Melodien von Werner Bochmann, Vol. 3 (1938-1958) - 2013-04-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Dancing Fingers - 2010-03-03T00:00:00.000000Z

The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus - 2006-11-07T00:00:00.000000Z

German Sing-Along - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

German Sing-Along - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Bel Ami - 2015-09-11T00:00:00.000000Z

Elisabeth Serenade (Mono Version) - 1962-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Old Heidelberg - 1970-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Pot-pourri de danses (Mono Version) - 1957-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Best of Schlager - 2023-07-21T00:00:00.000000Z

Karneval wie Anno dazumal: Mer sinn vier kölsche Junge – Die vier Botze (Recorded 1935-1954) - 2014-01-07T00:00:00.000000Z

Süßer die Glocken nie klingen (The Christmas Songs) - 2014-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Glamourwelt Berlin Vol. 5 (1926-1942) From the "Weimarer Republik" to the Second World War - The songs of old Berlin - 2013-01-29T00:00:00.000000Z

Die Großen Deutschen Tanzorchester, Will Glahé - 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Die Großen Deutschen Tanzorchester, Will Glahé Vol 2 - 2005-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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