Will Glahé
Will Glahé (February 12, 1902 – November 21, 1989) was a German accordionist, composer, and bandleader. Glahé was born in Elberfeld, Germany. In the 1930s, he was, along with Heinz Munsonius and Albert Vossen, one of the most successful accordionists in Germany.
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Will Glahé
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- Full name
- Gustav Adolf Wilhelm Glahe.
- Born
- 1902. · Elberfeld.
- Died
- 1989. · Rheinbreitbach.
- Nationality
- Germany.
- Occupation
- composer, musician, bandleader, conductor and music arranger.
- Languages
- German.
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Will Glahé (February 12, 1902 – November 21, 1989) was a German accordionist, composer, and bandleader. Glahé was born in Elberfeld, Germany. In the 1930s, he was, along with Heinz Munsonius and Albert Vossen, one of the most successful accordionists in Germany.
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Recorded at birth as Gustav Adolf Wilhelm Glahe. Born at Elberfeld in 1902, died in Rheinbreitbach in 1989.
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- 1.Will Glahé. Secondhandsongs.com.
- 2.Colin Larkin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Guinness Publishing. 981. 1992. 0-85112-939-0.
- 3.Murrells, Joseph. The Book of Golden Discs. Barrie and Jenkins Ltd. 21. 1978. 0-214-20512-6.
- 4.CHUM Hit Parade - December 30, 1957.
- 5.Blackpool Pleasure Beach - Alice Ride Outside Music - Cuckoo Waltz [includes Alice Talking]. 2009-11-14.
- 6.Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 125. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000, p. 265.
- Elijah Wald, How the Beatles Destroyed Rock & Roll. Oxford, 2009, ch. 10 & 11.
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