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29-Jan-2010
Will Glahe CD: ‘Accordion King’ – Germanyby Rob Howard |
 ‘Accordion King’ is a re-release of a CD, available via Amazon, by popular German accordionist, bandleader and arranger Will Glahe. The tracks include: ‘Beer Barrel Polka’, ‘O, du lieber Augustin’, ‘In Munchen steht ein Hofbrauhaus’, ‘Zwei herzen in 3/4 takt’, ‘Du, du liegst mir im herzen’, ‘Lichtensteiner Polka’, ‘Trink, trink, bruderlein trink’, ‘Lili Marleen’, ‘Der fröhlich wanderer’, ‘O, mein papa’, ‘Ich bin so glücklich’, ‘Du kanst nicht treu sein’, ‘Ein freund’, and ‘Auf wiedersehn’Will Glahé (1902-90) was probably the most commercially successful German accordionist of the 20th Century, with large worldwide record sales in a recording career that lasted for sixty years. Glahé was largely responsible for popularising his country’s folk music via the accordion to the German public. Glahé studied the piano at the Cologne Conservatory. He also played the accordion in cafes. From the 1930s he directed his own orchestra, and made recordings. His flair for arranging and anticipating public tastes made him a great favourite in Germany, and many other countries. In 1938, Glahé scored a big success in Britain and America with his release of the million-seller ‘Beer Barrel Polka’. During World War II, Glahé’s version of the ‘Beer Barrel Polka’ was the US General Eisenhower's favourite record! |