Will Glahé (February 12, 1902 – November 21, 1989)[1] was a German accordionist, composer, and bandleader.
In the 1930s, he was, along with Heinz Munsonius and Albert Vossen, one of the most successful accordionists in Germany.
[3] 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.
[2] The follow-up single "Sweet Elizabeth" (1958) appeared in all major U.S. charts, nearing the top 40 in Cashbox and Music Vendor.
He had some success with "The Cuckoo Waltz" by Swede E. I. Jonasson in 1969, and the song is now used widely, in the Alice in Wonderland[4] dark ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and in Efteling, Holland.