Willy Bestgen

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Willy Bestgen

CH
Folk
A.k.a. Mafaldo

Willy Bestgen (1914 - 1976) founded his dance orchestra in the 1930's in Switzerland, playing regularly and successfully around the country and touring with Vico Torriani and Lys Assia. For many years his wife Betty (Beatrice Bestgen) used to play the drums in the orchestra, making her the first female drummer in Switzerland.

Genres

Folk
World
Jazz
Pop
Rock

Plays With

Anny, Nelly Und Willy

Ländlerkapelle Willy Bestgen

Schwyzerörgeli Sepp Und Willy

String-Orchester Willy Bestgen

Tanzorchester Willy Bestgen

Willy Bestgen And His Cuban Band

Willy Bestgen And His Golden Strings

Willy Bestgen And His Melody Makers

Willy Bestgen And His Orchestra

Willy Bestgen Dixieland Jazz Group

Willy Bestgen's Engadiner Musik

Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Type
s' Schwyzerländli	Willy Bestgen	Album
Holiday in Switzerland	Willy Bestgen	Album
Gruss vom Schweizerland	Willy Bestgen	Album
Uf em Tanzbode	Willy Bestgen	Album
Die Schönsten Schweizermärsche	Blasmusik Uristier, Willy Bestgen	Album
Swiss Folkmusic and Yodeling	Fred Burri, Willy Bestgen And His Matterhorn Musicians, Willy Bestgen, Sepp Casutt	Album
Swiss & Liechtenstein Yodel	Willy's Jodel Girls With Trio Alpengruss : Willy Bestgen	Single
Ma Belle Suisse	Willy Bestgen	Album
Singen-Jodeln-Tanzen (In der Schweiz) / Singing-Yodeling-Dancing (In Switzerland)	Willy Bestgen, Daniel Bestgen	Album
Chilby	Willy Bestgen	Album
Willy Bestgen's Fascinating Strings	Willy Bestgen	Album

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