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 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 12, 1902 (Elberfeld), Died November 21, 1989 (Rheinbreitbach)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1939
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, accordion, composer
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 122 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gramophone | 0RA3011 | 10-in. | 6/2/1938 | Spaziergang auf Kuba (Foxtrott) | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3174 | 10-in. | 8/31/1938 | Low down | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3175 | 10-in. | 8/31/1938 | Sensation | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3176 | 10-in. | 8/31/1938 | Weekend | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3187 | 10-in. | 9/6/1938 | Schön blüh'n die Heckenrosen | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3188 | 10-in. | 9/6/1938 | Ja, wenn die Liebe nicht wär' | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3189 | 10-in. | 9/6/1938 | Mit dir möcht' ich geh'n bis ans Ende der Welt | Orchester Will Glahé ; Schuricke-Terzett | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3191 | 10-in. | 9/6/1938 | Holla Lady | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3192 | 10-in. | 9/6/1938 | Almentanz | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3193 | 10-in. | 9/6/1938 | Du bist nicht mit Gold zu bezahlen | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3195 | 10-in. | 9/6/1938 | Dorfpolka | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3279 | 10-in. | 9/28/1938 | Fröhliche Volkslieder | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3280 | 10-in. | 9/28/1938 | Frohsinn am laufenden Band | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3282 | 10-in. | 9/28/1938 | Kinder, wie die Zeit vergeht | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3359 | 10-in. | 1938 | Das kannst du nicht ahnen | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3360 | 10-in. | 1938 | Kornblumenblau | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3361 | 10-in. | 1938 | Heute geht der Vati mal alleine aus | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3498 | 10-in. | before 10/10/1939 | Schlittenfahrt | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3544 | 10-in. | January 1939 | Joj, Maman, bin ich verliebt | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3545 | 10-in. | before 1/31/1939 | Schi-Heil! | Orchester Will Glahé ; Schuricke-Terzett | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3575 | 10-in. | before 7/20/1939 | Humdinger | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3576 | 10-in. | 1939 | Das ist der Onkel Steputat | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3577 | 10-in. | 1939 | Rund um die Reeperbahn | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3578 | 10-in. | 1939 | Rund um die Reeperbahn | Orchester Will Glahé | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal | leader | |
Gramophone | 0RA3619 | 10-in. | between January and June 1939 | Kicking up | Glahé Musette Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble | leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Glahé, Will," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107148.
Glahé, Will. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107148.
"Glahé, Will." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Glahé, Will - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94095163
Wikidata: Will Glahé - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q316348
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/37112721
MusicBrainz: Will Glahé - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ad23d619-7b42-45ef-a4cd-91c459a4c4d4
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