Will Glahé

Will Glahé

acc, 1930-1989 DE, Wuppertal
Composer of Pop and Folk
A.k.a. Gustav Adolf Wilhelm Glahe Karl Erpel

German accordionist, composer, and bandleader, born February 12, 1902, Elberfeld (today Wuppertal), Germany - died November 21, 1989, Rheinbreitbach, Germany. In the 30's, one of the most successful accordionists in Germany. He led his own orchestra from 1932. One of his most famous songs in Germany was his 1936 recording of "Rosamunde", a cover version of the song "Škoda lásky" ("Wasted Love") by Jaromir Vejvoda. Under the title "Beer Barrel Polka", the tune hit #1 on the Hit Parade in the United States in 1939. 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 #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957.

Instruments

Accordion
Piano

Genres

Pop
Folk
World
Jazz
Classical

Plays With

Will Glahe & Seine Bigband

Will Glahé And His Musik

Will Glahé And His Sextet

Will Glahé Mit Rhythmusgruppe

Will Glahé Mit Seinem Orchester Und Studentenchor

Will Glahé Mit Seinen Solisten Und Chor

Will Glahé Und Sein Großes Blas-Orchester

Will Glahe Und Sein Harmonika-Orchester

Will Glahé und sein Musette-Ensemble

Will Glahé Und Sein Musette-Orchester

Will Glahé Und Sein Orchester

Will Glahé Und Sein Orchester Mit Chor

Will Glahé und seine Solisten

Will Glahé's Akkordeonband

Will Glahé's Boheme Ballhouse Band

Will Glahé's Serenaden Orchester Mit Chor

Will's Akkordeon-Meisterorchester

Popular Tracks

Beer barrel polka on The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus by Will Glahé

O, du lieber Augustin on The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus by Will Glahé

Am 30. Mai ist der Weltuntergang on Tanzende Finger – 50 große Erfolge by Will Glahé

Lichtensteiner polka on The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus by Will Glahé

Trink, trink, bruderlein trink on The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus by Will Glahé

Fräulein Mathilde on Everybody Sing by Will Glahé

Der fröhlich wanderer on The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus by Will Glahé

In Munchen steht ein Hofbrauhaus on The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus by Will Glahé

Liechtensteiner Polka on Die Schlager des Jahres 1957 by Various Artists

Lili Marleen on The Accordion King With Orchestra And Chorus by Will Glahé

Track list and 30sec audio provided by

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Will Glahé And His Orchestra	Will Glahé	2017	Compil.
Feuert Los! & Spassmacher	Will Glahé	2010	Compil.
Tanzende Finger	Will Glahé	2006	Compil.
Everybody Sing	Will Glahé	2002	Album
Will Glahé Big Band (1933 - 1942)	Will Glahé	2002	Album
Prima, Prima Schlager	Will Glahé	1996	Single
POLCA	Will Glahé	1987	Album
World Hits Polkas And Waltzes	Will Glahé	1982	Compil.
Tour Musical	Will Glahé	1982	Compil.
The Accordion Sound Of Will Glahé	Will Glahé	1982	Compil.
Das Goldene Will Glahé Album	Will Glahé	1982	Compil.
Will Glahé	Will Glahé	1979	Compil.
Viennese Carnival	Will Glahé	1977	Album
Club Dancing (In Der Bar Mit Will Glahé)	Will Glahé	1977	Album
Bohemian Merry-Go-Round	Will Glahé	1976	Album
Das Goldene Akkordeon Folge 2	Will Glahé	1976	Album
Rosamunde	Will Glahé	1976	Single
The Polka King	Will Glahé	1975	Album
Wenn Der Weiße Flieder Wieder Blüht	Will Glahé	1975	Album
In Einer Kleinen Konditorei - Ein Bunter Melodienregen Mit Will Glahé Und Seinen Solisten	Will Glahé	1975	Album
Ballroom Band	Will Glahé	1974	Album
Polka König	Will Glahé	1974	Album
Akkordeon Pops 3	Will Glahé	1974	Album
Das Goldene Akkordeon	Will Glahé	1973	Compil.
Let's Go Oktoberfest	Will Glahé, Will Glahé Und Sein Orchester	1973	Compil.
Akkordeon-Novelties	Will Glahé	1973	Single
Akkordeon Pops 2	Will Glahé	1973	Album
Potrait In Musik Vol. 2	Will Glahé	1973	Compil.
Akkordeon-Feuerwerk	Will Glahé	1973	Single
Will Glahé's Geburtstagsständchen (Birthday Serenade) Tanzende Finger Vol. 3	Will Glahé	1972	Album
Akkordeon Pops 1	Will Glahé	1972	Album
Will Glahe 1 (Akkordeonspielereien)	Will Glahé	1971	Compil.
Portrait In Musik	Will Glahé	1971	Compil.
Will Glahé Spielt Seine Welterfolge	Will Glahé	1971	Compil.
Will Glahé Spielt Will Glahé	Will Glahé	1971	Single
Tanzende Finger Vol. 1 - Will Glahé Spielt Seine Welterfolge (Polkas And Waltzes)	Will Glahé	1971	Album
Tanzende Finger Vol. 2 Tour De France	Will Glahé	1971	Album
Akkordeon Hitparade 2	Will Glahé	1970	Album
Accordeon Hit-Parade	Will Glahé	1969	Album
Will Glahés Wunschkonzert Nr. 2	Will Glahé	1968	Album
German Singalong	Will Glahé	1966	Album
Will Glahés Wunschkonzert Nr. 1	Will Glahé	1966	Album
Will Glahé	Will Glahé	1965	Compil.
Will Glahé In Bavaria	Will Glahé	1965	Album
America / Schwäb'sche Eisebahn Twist (Trulla Trulla Trulla La)	Will Glahé	1964	Single
I'd Rather Buy Myself A Tyrolian Hat	Will Glahé / Billy Mo	1963	Single
Tanze Mit Mir In Den Morgen / Elisabeth-Serenade	Will Glahé	1962	Single
Just Because / Seven Roses	Will Glahé	1962	Single
Tsching Bum - Die Neuen Närrischen Lieder	Will Glahé	1961	Single
Swedish Punch / A Flower On Your Hat	Will Glahé Und Seine Solisten / Will Glahé And The Golgowsky-Quartett	1959	Single
O Rei Da Polka Em Novos Sucessos	Will Glahé	1958	Album
Beer Barrel Polka / Liechtensteiner Polka	Will Glahé	1956	Single
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile - Smiles - Wear A Great Big Smile	Will Glahé	1955	Single
Mir Schmeckt Nur Alkohol	Will Glahé	1955	Single
Auf Zehenspitzen	Will Glahé	1954	Single
Autogramm	Will Glahé	1954	Single
Beer Barrel Polka / Poker Party Polka	Will Glahé	1943	Album
Schön ist das Leben in Luxemburg	Will Glahé		Single
Tanzende Tasten	Will Glahé - Klaus Wunderlich		Album
Ich spiel auf der Harmonika	Will Glahé		Album
Stimmung Auf See	Will Glahé		Album
Das Hat Ja Noch Zeit / Bis In Den Hellen Morgen	De Vier Botze, Will Glahé		Album
Hör Mein Lied, Violetta / In Meinen Gedanken	Will Glahé		Album
Ein Bisschen Liebe / Hoppe, Hoppe Reiter	Will Glahé		Album
Immer, Immer Wieder Bluht D. Weisse Flieder / Es Steht Eine Linde Von Meinem Vaterhaus	Will Glahé		Album
Ich Weiß Was - Kuß Walzer / Wenn Du Von Mir Nichts Wissen Willst	Will Glahé, Will Glahé Und Sein Orchester		Album
Continental Hit Parade Voulme 6	Will Glahé, Vico Torriani, Lys Assia, Lale Andersen		Album
Schnaps, Das War Sein Letztes Wort	Golgowsky-Chor, Rheinland-Sänger, Will Glahé		Single
Untern Sternen Und Laternen	Will Glahé		Compil.
Tausend Liter Prima Sonne...!	Sylvia Dahl, Will Glahé, Die Peheiros, Sunshine-Quartett		Single
Die Fischerin Vom Bodensee / Der Waldspecht	Will Glahé		Single
Portrait In Gold	Will Glahé		Compil.
Der Giraffenhals / Die Bierblume	Kurt-Adolf Thelen Und Will Glahé		Album
Mer Trecken Op D'r Mond	Will Glahé		Album
Ich Sehe Sterne ... / Spaß An Der Freud'	Will Glahé, Will Glahé Und Sein Orchester		Album
Tanzende Finger / Schabernack	Will Glahé		Album
Jetzt Hat's Gebummst!	Will Glahé		Single
Die Große Stimmungspille	Rheinland-Sänger, Will Glahé, Golgowsky-Chor		Album
Bis Früh Um Fünfe	Will Glahé		Album
Rummelplatz-polka	Will Glahé		Single
Will Glahe Selection	Will Glahé		Album
Will Glahés Wunschkonzert Nr. 3	Will Glahé		Album
O Deutsche Heimat	Will Glahé		Album
Will Glahé's Goldene Schallplatte	Will Glahé		Compil.
Schabernack / Tauperlen	Will Glahé		Album
Will Glahé Macht Musik	Will Glahé		Single
Huckepack - Favorit	Will Glahe Und Sein Harmonika-Orchester, Will Glahé		Album
Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White/Beer Barrel Polka	Perez Prado, Will Glahé		Single
Will Glahe Spielt Zum Tanz 3	Will Glahé		Album
Grillenhochzeit / Quecksilber	Will Glahé		Album
Heideröslein / Friesen-Mädel	Will Glahé, Golgowsky-Quartett		Single
Will Glahe Spielt Zum Tanz 2	Will Glahé		Album
Originalaufnahmen Eines Unvergessenen Ensembles	Will Glahé		Compil.
Bahnsteig 4 / Jede Frau Hat Ein Süßes Geheimnis	Will Glahé		Album
Les Enfants Du Pirée	Will Glahé		Single
Schlager Die Jeder Kennt	Will Glahé		Album
Frohsinn Im ¾-Takt	Will Glahé Und Sein Orchester Mit Dem Golgowsky-Quartett, Will Glahé		Single

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