Last
A big band leader who has spent his career transforming pop hits into easy listening, orchestral show tunes, James Last sold over 70 million records to become a huge star in Europe. Raised in Bremen, Germany, he learned to play piano as a 10-year-old, training in military music schools in Frankfurt before being inspired by the American jazz and swing music that he first heard with the end of World War 2. He made his name as leader and bass player of the acclaimed Last-Becker Ensemble, before becoming an arranger for Polydor Records and releasing his debut album Non-Stop Dancing (1956). Incorporating polkas, classical, bebop and rock sounds, he defined his work as "happy music" and crafted lively, melodic, upbeat instrumentals that cut through the gloom of the post-war years and resulted in 52 hit albums in the UK between 1967 and 1986. Only Elvis Presley has had more charted records in Britain, but it was his composition Happy Heart for which he became most famed when it was recorded by both Andy Williams and Petula Clark in 1969. Still performing and recording into his 80s, Last's music has also featured in many films, including American Gigolo, Shallow Grave and Kill Bill Vol.1.
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Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 28 Feb 2024
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Te Miro A Los Ojos
Alternative & Indie - Released by Last on 11 Jan 2024
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Again
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 22 Feb 2024
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The End
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 12 Feb 2024
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Outside
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 11 Mar 2024
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Shine
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 11 Apr 2024
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Tears Of Pain
Alternative & Indie - Released by Last on 15 Feb 2024
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Feelings
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 20 Feb 2024
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Damage
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 3 Feb 2024
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Thank U
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 10 Feb 2024
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Surreal
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 4 Mar 2024
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Found my way (feat. Simphonick, Blaqstone, Hazard Hiz & Pretty Zinhle)
Dance - Released by Revokisum on 14 Feb 2024
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Silence
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 8 Feb 2024
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Masterpiece
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 22 Mar 2024
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Flowing
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 6 Mar 2024
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Legend
Hip-Hop/Rap - Released by 4519824 Records DK on 18 Feb 2024
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