Will Glahé
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Biography
Gustav Adolf Wilhelm Glahe, known professionally as Will Glahé, was born on February 12, 1902, in Elberfeld, Germany, and was an accordionist, pianist, composer, and bandleader. He studied piano at the Musikhochschule Köln and joined the Dajos Béla Orchestra in 1929. Glahé founded his own orchestra in 1932, achieving breakthrough success with "Beer Barrel Polka" in 1936, which sold over a million copies by 1943. During World War II, he was involved in troop entertainment and was later captured as a prisoner of war. Post-war, Glahé moved to Zurich in Switzerland and continued his career, achieving significant success in the USA with collaborations including the Glenn Miller Band. He returned to Germany in the mid-1970s and settled in Rheinbreitbach. Throughout his career, he received 17 Goldene Schallplatten awards. He passed away on November 21, 1989.
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Will Glahe & His Orchestra
The Polka King: Will Glahe & His Orchestra - Recordings 1957- 1958
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- Feuerwerk
- Frolicher Wassermann
- Seemann wo ist deine Heimat
- Rosamunde (Beer Barrel Polka)
- Liechtensteiner Polka
- Oh, wie bist Du schön
- Huckepack
- Hein Spielt Abends So Schön Auf Dem Schifferklavier
- Beer Barrel Polka
- Tanzende Finger
- Spanische Dorfmusik
- Duschka
- Im Gaensemarsch
- Die Fischerin vom Bodensee
- Böhmische Polka (Rosamunde)
- Im Gänsemarsch
- Ich Bin Ja Heut So Glücklich
- Der Fröhliche Wanderer
- Heideröslein
- Ein Freund, Ein Guter Freund
- Zwei Herzen Im 3/4 Takt
- Im Weissen Rossl Am Wolfgangsee
- Weekend
- Hofkonzert Im Hinterhaus (Sailors Hornpipe)
