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James Last

April 21, 2023

James Last (German pronunciation: [tʃeɪms last],[1] [dʃeɪms lɑːst];[2] born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015),[3] also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist" in Germany in each of the years 1950–1952[3]), his trademark "happy music" made his numerous albums best-sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom, with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone.[4] His composition "Happy Heart" became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark.

James Last
Last in 1970
Background information
Birth nameHans Last
Also known asHansi
Born(1929-04-17)17 April 1929
Bremen, Germany
Died9 June 2015(2015-06-09) (aged 86)
Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
GenresBig band
Occupation(s)Composer
Instrument(s)Double bass
Years active1946–2015
Labels
Websitewww.jameslast.com

Last is reported to have sold an estimated 200 million records worldwide in his lifetime[5][6] (figures vary widely, for example British Hit Singles & Albums (2006) reports 100 million at that time[7]), of which 80 million were sold by 1973[8] - and won numerous awards including 200 gold and 14 platinum discs in Germany, the International MIDEM Prize at MIDEM in 1969,[9] and West Germany's highest civilian award, the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) in 1978.[10] His album This Is James Last remained a UK best-seller for 48 weeks, and his song "Games That Lovers Play" has been covered over a hundred times.[9] Last undertook his final tour months before his death at age 86, upon discovering in September 2014 that an illness (the exact illness was never disclosed[11]) had worsened. His final UK performance was his 90th at London's Royal Albert Hall,[4] more than any other performer except Eric Clapton.[3]

Last's trademark sound employed big band arrangements of well-known tunes with a jaunty dance beat, often heavy on bass and brass.[12] Despite at times being derided by critics and purists as the "king of elevator music"[3] or "acoustic porridge",[6] his style and music were popular in numerous countries and cultures, including Japan, South Korea, the former Soviet Union, the US and UK, and his native Germany,[13] where it became "the archetypal soundtrack of any German cellar bar party",[8] and made him the "most commercially successful bandleader" of the second half of the 20th century.[3] Last's composition Jägerlatein is known in Ireland as the theme tune to The Sunday Game, a live sporting show which follows GAA hurling and Gaelic football All Ireland Championships since 1979.

Early life

Last was born to Louis and Martha Last in Bremen, Germany.[14] He was the younger brother of Robert Last and Werner Last (aka Kai Warner). His father was an official at the postal and public works department of the city of Bremen and Last grew up in the suburb of Sebaldsbrück. He began studying the piano at age 10, although he could play simple tunes such as the folk song "Hänschen klein" when he was 9. His first music teacher felt he lacked any musical talent. Last started playing more actively with his second tutor and switched to the double bass as a teenager. His home city of Bremen was bombed heavily during World War II, and he ran messages to air defence command posts during the raids. He entered the Bückeburg Military Music School of the German Wehrmacht at the age of 14 and learned to play bass, piano and tuba.[15]

After the end of the war, he joined Hans Günther Oesterreich's Radio Bremen Dance Orchestra. In 1948 he became the leader of the Last-Becker Ensemble, which performed for seven years. He was voted as the best bassist in the country in a German jazz poll for 1950, 1951 and 1952. When the Last-Becker Ensemble disbanded, he became the in-house arranger for Polydor Records, as well as a number of European radio stations. During the next decade he helped arrange hits for artists such as Helmut Zacharias, Freddy Quinn, Lolita, Alfred Hause and Caterina Valente.

Work

 
Last in April 2015, two months before his death

Last first released albums in the U.S. under the titles The American Patrol on Warner Bros. Records around 1964. He also released a series of nine albums in a series called Classics Up To Date which served up arrangements of classical melodies with strings, rhythm and wordless chorus from the mid-1960s until the early 1980s. Last's 1965 album, Non Stop Dancing, was a recording of brief renditions of popular songs, all tied together by an insistent dance beat and crowd noises. It was a hit and helped make him a major European star. Over the next four decades, Last released over 190 records, including several more volumes of Non Stop Dancing. On these records, he varied his formula by adding different songs from different countries and genres, as well as guest performers like Richard Clayderman and Astrud Gilberto.

He also had his own successful television series throughout the 1970s with guests including ABBA and Lynsey de Paul which was screened across Europe. Last's trademark sound employed big band arrangements of well-known tunes with a jaunty dance beat, often heavy on bass and brass.[12]

Though his concerts and albums were consistently successful, especially in the UK, where he had 52 hit albums between 1967 and 1986, which made him second only to Elvis Presley in charting records,[16] he had relatively few hit singles. In the UK, his only chart singles were "The Seduction", a cover version of the theme from American Gigolo (1980) composed by Giorgio Moroder, and "Biscaya" from the album Biscaya. His single "Mornings at Seven" became a familiar tune in Britain after the BBC used it as the theme music for an ice skating program.[17][18] It was released on 7" vinyl in 1968 and has been included on By Request and Eighty Not Out.

In the US, where "The Seduction" became a Top 40 hit, peaking at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart in May 1980. Last was somewhat more successful on the singles charts. In 2003, his song "Einsamer Hirte" (The Lonely Shepherd) which features the pan flute of Gheorghe Zamfir appeared on the soundtrack of the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill Volume 1.

He won numerous popular and professional awards, including Billboard magazine's Star of the Year trophy in 1976, and was honoured for lifetime achievement with the German ECHO prize in 1994. His song "Music from Across the Way" (recorded by Andy Williams in 1972) is a melody with a classical feeling and was a worldwide hit; it was the only other Last single apart from "The Seduction" to reach the U.S. Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 84 (and No. 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart) in late 1971. (His only other U.S. chart single was a double-sided entry featuring remakes of the Village Stompers' "Washington Square" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary", which reached No. 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart in early 1971).

Last was awarded the Carl Alan Award by Princess Margaret for being the leader of the most popular dance band of 1981. In Canada, he had three hits on the RPM Top Singles charts ("El Cóndor Pasa" at No. 46, "Music from Across the Way" at No. 28, "The Seduction" at No. 32) and four on the Adult Contemporary/MOR charts ("Music from..." at No. 2, "Heart of Gold" at No. 17, "The Seduction" at No. 36, "Reach for a Star" at No. 20).

Songs composed by Last which achieved success in the US include "Happy Heart" and "Music from Across the Way", both recorded by Andy Williams, "Games That Lovers Play", recorded by Eddie Fisher, and "Fool", recorded by Elvis Presley. By the time of his farewell tour in the spring of 2015, Last was reported to have sold well over 100 million albums.[16]

His signature piece was "Orange Blossom Special". He played this at almost every concert. He encouraged the band to have fun with it and sometimes the band members would go into the audience and make a conga line with duck head umbrellas. It was always a popular piece at his concerts.

In February 2015, after almost 50 years on tour, James Last announced that he was finally bidding adieu to the stage. The last concert of his Non Stop Music James Last in Concert 2015 farewell tour took place in Lanxess Arena in Cologne on 26 April 2015.[19]

Personal life

Last married his first wife, Waltraud, in 1955; they had two children, Ronald and Caterina.[20] After 42 years of marriage, Waltraud died in 1997.[21] Two years later, Last married Christine Grundner from Bavaria.[22][23] Last and Christine divided their time between homes in Florida and Hamburg.[21][24] He gave much credit to Christine and son Ronald for help with his music.

Financial difficulties

Despite being the "most commercially successful bandleader" of the second half of the 20th century,[3] Last's extravagant spending and "incompetent" financial advice led him at one stage to the "brink of ruin." James Last did not make as big a fortune as his immense record sales would suggest. He fell victim to a number of investment fraudsters, starting with his tax advisor. He bought oil rigs, wineries and cotton fields in the US as depreciation assets. When he wanted to visit his wineries in 1985, it turned out that none of the projects existed. As a result, the tax breaks ceased and there were large additional claims. Last was barely prevented from selling his publishing rights. He took out a loan from the Hamburger Sparkasse and was not financially debt-free again until shortly before his 70th birthday.[8]

Illness, final tour and death

In September 2014 Last learned that a "life threatening" illness had worsened (the exact details were never disclosed), and in early 2015 he announced his retirement from touring would take place following a final "goodbye tour", which commenced in Germany and ended in London.[11] Last died less than three months later, on 9 June 2015 in Florida at the age of 86.[25][26]

Writing in The Independent, Spencer Leigh suggested that Last's Non-Stop Dancing albums "paved the way for disco and dance mixes". Asked if he minded being labelled the "King of Corn", Last reportedly replied "No, because it is true."[12]

Awards

List of awards:[9]

  • MIDEM-Trophy, Cannes for 1 million non Stop Dancing records.
  • Deutscher Schallplattenpreis from Fono Forum for the new arrangement of Bertholt Brecht's Dreigroschenoper.
  • Europa - Europawelle Saar.
  • Goldenes Grammophon, Munich.
  • Silber Möwe, Hamburg.
  • Gold Leaf Award (Canada) for Super Non Stop Dancing.
  • Gold Leaf Award (Canada) for James Dos His Thing.
  • Gold Award, Record World Top German Orchestra.
  • Country Musik Award, (ASCAO) for When The Snow Is On The Rose.
  • ASCAP Award for Elvis Presley recording of Fool.
  • Goldene Westfalenhalle.
  • Goldener Notenschlüssel from the German Music Publisher Sikorski.
  • Ehrenlöwe from Radio Luxembourg.
  • Star Of The Year Trophy from Music Week and Billboard, London.
  • Robert Stolz-Preis from the Robert-Stolz-Stiftung.
  • Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande from the German President Walter Scheel.
  • Die Goldene Kamera - Hörzu.
  • Award from Cashbox for The Seduction for the best instrumental production of the year.
  • Special-Prize for 52 Chart-Albums, Great Britain.
  • Goldene Stimmgabel from ZDF 1991.
  • Goldene Eins 1994.
  • Echo 1994 Life Award 1995.
  • Goldene Europa 1998.

Discography

Productions of James Last: (As Hans Last, Orlando and James Last)

Studio albums

  • Die gab's nur einmal (1963)
  • Die gab's nur einmal (1964)
  • Musikalische Liebesträume (1965)
  • Continental Tango (1965)
  • Non Stop Dancing '65 (1965)
  • Hammond À Gogo (1965)
  • Non Stop Dancing '66 (1965)
  • Beat in Sweet (1965)
  • Ännchen von Tharau bittet zum Tanz (1966)
  • Trumpet À Gogo (1966)
  • Hammond À Gogo Vol. II (1966)
  • Instrumentals Forever (1966)
  • Classics Up to Date (1966)
  • Non Stop Dancing '66/II (1966)
  • Christmas Dancing (1966)
  • Sax À Gogo (1967)
  • Non Stop Dancing '67 (1967)
  • That's Life (1967)
  • Games That Lovers Play (1967)
  • Non Stop Dancing '67/2 (1967)
  • Trumpet À Gogo Vol. 2 (1967)
  • James Last Presents George Walker (James Last and George Walker) (1967)
  • Piano À Gogo (1968)
  • Guitar À Gogo (1968)
  • Humba Humba À Gogo (1968)
  • Non Stop Dancing '68 (1968)
  • Trumpet À Gogo 3 (1968)
  • Non Stop Dancing 7 (1968)
  • Rock Around With Me! (1968)
  • Käpt’n James bittet zum Tanz (1968)
  • Sekai Wa Futari No Tameni (1968) (only in Japan)
  • Die Dreigroschenoper (1968) (3 box LP)
  • Non Stop Dancing 8 (1969)
  • Hammond à Gogo 3 (1969)
  • Op klompen (1969)
  • Ännchen von Tharau bittet zum Tanz 2 (1969)
  • Hair (1969)
  • Non Stop Dancing 9 (1969)
  • Happy Lehar (1969)
  • Non Stop Evergreens (1969)
  • Classics Up to Date Vol.2 (1969)
  • Onder Moeders Paraplu (1969)
  • Golden Non Stop Dancing 10 (1970) (jubilee edition as LP box)
  • Around the World (1970) (3 box LP)
  • Beachparty (1970)
  • America Album (1970) (promo edition, not officially released until 2012) [27]
  • With Compliments (1970)
  • Non Stop Dancing 11 (1970)
  • Käpt’n James bittet zum Tanz — Vol. 2 (1971)
  • In Scandinavia (1971)
  • Happyning (1971)
  • Non Stop Dancing 12 (1971)
  • Last of Old England (1971)
  • Beachparty 2 (1971)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1972 (1971) (Non Stop Dancing 13)
  • Polka Party (1971)
  • In Concert (1971)
  • Music from Across the Way (1971)
  • Voodoo Party (1971)
  • Wenn die Elisabeth mit... James Last (1972)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1972/2 (1972)
  • Love Must Be The Reason (1972)
  • Beachparty 3 (1972)
  • Russland zwischen Tag und Nacht (1972)
  • Polka Party II (1972)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1973 (1972)
  • Classics (1973)
  • Sing mit (1973)
  • Olé (1973)
  • Happy Hammond (1973)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1973/2 (1973)
  • Beachparty 4 (1973)
  • Weihnachten & James Last (1973)
  • Käpt’n James auf allen Meeren (1973)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1974 (1973)
  • Sing mit 2 (1974)
  • In Wien beim Wein (1974)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1974/2 (1974)
  • Beachparty 5 (1974)
  • Polka Party 3 (1974)
  • Violins in Love (1974)
  • Classics Up to Date 3 (1974)
  • Sing mit 3 (1975)
  • Non Stop Dancing 20 (jubilee-edition) (1975) ("Non Stop Dancing '65" new recording)
  • In the Mood for Trumpets (1975)
  • Well Kept Secret (1975)
  • Tulpen uit Amsterdam (1975)
  • Rock Me Gently (1975) (England & Canada only)
  • Beachparty 6 (1975)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1976 (1975)
  • Stars im Zeichen eines guten Sterns (1975)
  • Sing mit 4 (1976)
  • Freut Euch des Lebens (1976)
  • Happy Summer Night (1976)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1976/2 (1976)
  • Happy Marching (1976)
  • Classics Up to Date 4 (1976)
  • Non Stop Dancing 1977 (1976)
  • Sing mit 5 (1976)
  • James Last spielt Robert Stolz (1977)
  • Auf Last geht's los (1977)
  • Western Party and Square Dance (1977)
  • Russland Erinnerungen (1977)
  • Sing mit 6 – von Hamburg bis Mexico (1977)
  • Non Stop Dancing 78 – Folge 25 (1978)
  • Auf Last geht's los – Folge 2 (1978)
  • World Hits (1978)
  • Classics Up to Date 5 (1978)
  • New Non Stop Dancing '79 (1978)
  • Copacabana – Dancing (1979)
  • James Last and the Rolling Trinity (1979)
  • Non Stop Hansi (1979) (for his 50th birthday — not for sale)
  • Hereinspaziert zur Polka Party (1979)
  • Paintings (1979) (Japan only)
  • Ein festliches Konzert zur Weihnachtszeit (1979)
  • The Non Stop Dancing Sound of the 80's (1979)
  • Sing mit 7 – Die Party für das ganze Jahr (1980)
  • Romantische Träume (1980)
  • Seduction (1980)
  • Caribbean Nights (1980)
  • Non Stop Dancing '81 (1980)
  • Rosen aus dem Süden (1980)
  • Die schönsten Melodien der letzten 100 Jahre (1980)
  • Sing mit 8 ... und ab geht die Feuerwehr! (1981)
  • Ännchen von Tharau bittet zum Träumen (1981)
  • Tango (1981)
  • Hansimania (1981)
  • Non Stop Dancing ’82 – Hits Around the World (1982)
  • Sing mit 9 – Lass’ die Puppen tanzen (1982)
  • Jahrhundertmelodien (1982)
  • Biscaya (1982)
  • Nimm mich mit Käpt’n James auf die Reise (1982)
  • Paradiesvogel (1982)
  • Sing mit 10 – Wir wollen Spass! (1982)
  • Non Stop Dancing '83 – Party Power (1983)
  • Erinnerungen (1983)
  • James Last spielt die grössten Songs von The Beatles (1983)
  • The Rose of Tralee (1983)
  • Superlast (1983)
  • Classics Up to Date Vol.6 (1984)
  • James Last im Allgäu (In the Alps) (1984)
  • Paradiso (1984)
  • James Last at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin (1984)
  • James Last in Scotland (1984)
  • Non Stop Dancing '85 (1984)
  • Für alle! (Leave the Best to Last) (1985)
  • Viva Vivaldi (1985)
  • Swing mit (1985)
  • Deutsche Vita (1986)
  • In Ireland (1986)
  • Plus (James Last & Astrud Gilberto) (1986)
  • Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei (1987)
  • James Last in Holland (1987)
  • James Last spielt Bach (1987)
  • Flute Fiesta (James Last & Berdien Stenberg) (1988)
  • Dance, Dance, Dance (1988)
  • James Last spielt Mozart (1988)
  • Happy Heart (1989)
  • Wir spielen wieder Polka (1989)
  • Lieder (James Last & René Kollo) (1989)
  • Classics By Moonlight (1990)
  • James Last in Holland 2 (1990)
  • Traummelodien (James Last & Richard Clayderman) (1990)
  • Pop Symphonies (1991)
  • Serenaden (James Last & Richard Clayderman) (1991)
  • Viva España (1992)
  • James Last in Holland 3 (1992)
  • Frieden (Peace) (1992)
  • James Last spielt Andrew Lloyd Webber (1993)
  • Christmas Eve (James Last & Engelbert Humperdinck) (1994)
  • Dein ist mein ganzes Herz (James Last & Milva) (1994)
  • In Harmony (James Last & Richard Clayderman) (1995)
  • Beach Party ’95 (1995)
  • My Soul – Best of Motown (1995)
  • Classics from Russia (1996)
  • Macarena (1996)
  • Pop Symphonies 2 (1997)
  • Country Roads (1998)
  • James Last & Friends (1998)
  • Happy Birthday (1999)
  • Ocean Drive (2001)
  • James Last Plays ABBA (2001)
  • New Party Classics (2002)
  • Elements of James Last Vol.1 (2004)
  • They Call Me Hansi (2004)
  • Die schönsten TV- und Filmmelodien (2006)
  • America Album (2012) (Official release of the 1970 promo album)[27]

Live albums

  • Freddy Live (1968) (live concert with Freddy Quinn)
  • Live in Copenhagen (1970) (bootleg based on radio broadcast, not official release)
  • James Last Live (1974) (2 LP-album)
  • Live in Hannover (1976) (bootleg based on radio broadcast, not official release)
  • Live in London (1978) (2 LP-album)
  • Live in London (1979) (bootleg based on radio broadcast, not official release)
  • Live in Tokyo (1979) (bootleg based on radio broadcast, not official release)
  • The Berlin-Concert ’87 (1987)
  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1990) (bootleg based on radio broadcast, not official release)
  • The Best of Live on Tour (1998)
  • Concerts (1999)
  • Gentleman of Music (2000)
  • A World of Music (2002)
  • Live in Europe (2006)
  • Live at the Royal Albert Hall (released as 1 DVD-edition and 2 CD-edition) (2008)
  • Music is My World (2011) (first three tracks only; the rest is a compilation of old studio recordings)

Soundtracks

Singles (selection)

Compilation albums (selection)

  • Fanfare (1967)
  • Does His Thing (Happy Music) (1970)
  • El Condor Pasa (1971)
  • In Concert 2 (1971)
  • Super Non-Stop Dancing (1972)
  • Stereo Spectacular (1973)
  • Il Y A Toujours Du Soleil (Golden Hearts) (James Last & Richard Clayderman) (1990)
  • Country Cousins (1992)
  • Best of Kapt'n James (1998)
  • Classics Up to Date 8 (1998)
  • Sólo Éxitos (Polydor 543 686-2 Venezuela 2001)
  • In Los Angeles (Well Kept Secret 1975) (2008)
  • Eighty Not Out (released as a 3-CD edition) (2010)
  • Gold Top 100 (Brunswick 5CD 533 240-1 DE 2011)
  • The Complete Collection (Universal 8CD 533 347-4 IT 2011)
  • Glanzlichter (Koch Universal 277 198-4 DE 2011)
  • Classic Christmas (Spectrum Music SPEC 2083 UK 2011)
  • Christmas With Romance (Universal 533 619-2 IT 2011)
  • Voodoo-Party / Well Kept Secret (Vocalion 2on1 CDSML 8477 UK 2011)
  • My Personal Favourites (Polydor 2CD 470 979-9 DE 2014)
  • Happy Summer Night / Rock Me Gently (Vocalion 2on1 CDLK 4539 UK 2014)
  • World Hits / Hair (Vocalion 2CD CDSML 8507 UK 2014)
  • Beachparty (Polydor 4CD 472 433-2 DE 2015)
  • Dancing à gogo (Polydor 4CD 472 544-1 DE 2015)
  • Silver Collection (RISA / Force10Music / Universal BUDCD 1400 (435 399–0) ZA 2015)
  • Ich find' Schlager toll (Polydor 536 934 4 DE 2016)

Chart positions

Albums

Chart positions for James Last's albums
Title Peak chart positions
NO
[29]		 SWE
[30]		 US
[31]
Piano à gogo 12 — —
Non Stop Dancing '67/2 11 — —
Non Stop Dancing '68 16 — —
Non Stop Dancing 10 10 — —
Beachparty 16 — —
Non Stop Dancing 11 20 — —
Classics Up To Date 21 — —
Classics Up To Date Vol. 2 18 — —
Beachparty 2 16 — —
Non Stop Dancing 1972 12 — —
Non Stop Dancing 1972 14 14 — —
Beachparty 3 12 — —
Beachparty 4 16 — —
Non Stop Dancing 2/1974 19 — —
In Harmony 30 — —
Music From Across The Way — — 160
Russland Erinnerungen — 43 —
The Gentleman of Music 37 19 —

Singles

Chart positions for James Last's singles
Title Peak chart positions
UK
[32]		 US
AC
[31]
"Music From Across The Way" — 18
"Washington Square" / "Proud Mary" — 22
"Washington Square" — 38
"Seduction (Love Theme)" 48 —

See also

References

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  2. ^ "James Last". Forvo.com. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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  4. ^ a b "James Last: Big band leader dies at 86". BBC News. 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ "James Last Tour Dates & Tickets". Ents24.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  6. ^ a b "Easy-listening conductor James Last dies | Germany | DW.COM | 10.06.2015". Dw.de. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 313. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ^ a b c "′Mr. Happy Sound′ James Last is dead at 86 | Music | DW.COM | 10.06.2015". Dw.de. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
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  10. ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (March 4, 1995). "Casebook: James Last". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 55 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ a b Nianias, Helen (10 June 2015). "James Last dead: The big band leader dies". The Independent. London.
  12. ^ a b c Spencer Leigh (11 June 2015). "James Last: Bandleader who rose above the carping of critics to delight fans with his jaunty arrangements for more than 50 years". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2015-06-11.
  13. ^ "James Last obituary | Music | The Guardian". Theguardian.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  14. ^ "Biography of James Last". Grandorchestras.com. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
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  22. ^ gettyimages, James Last and his wife Christine Grundner attend NDR Talkshow at NDR Studios on March 6, 2015 in Hamburg, Germany.
  23. ^ "James Last ist tot", stern.de, June 10, 2015.
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  28. ^ "Lonely Shepherd - Gheorghe Zamfir and James Last - live at Albert Hall 1978". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2014-12-02.
  29. ^ "Discography James Last". Hung Medien Norwegian Charts Portal. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  30. ^ "Discography James Last". Hung Medien Swedish Charts Portal. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
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  32. ^ "James Last". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

External links

 
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James Last German pronunciation tʃeɪms last 1 dʃeɪms lɑːst 2 born Hans Last 17 April 1929 9 June 2015 3 also known as Hansi was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra Initially a jazz bassist Last won the award for best bassist in Germany in each of the years 1950 1952 3 his trademark happy music made his numerous albums best sellers in Germany and the United Kingdom with 65 of his albums reaching the charts in the UK alone 4 His composition Happy Heart became an international success in interpretations by Andy Williams and Petula Clark James LastLast in 1970Background informationBirth nameHans LastAlso known asHansiBorn 1929 04 17 17 April 1929Bremen GermanyDied9 June 2015 2015 06 09 aged 86 Palm Beach Florida U S GenresBig bandOccupation s ComposerInstrument s Double bassYears active1946 2015LabelsPolydorPolyGramUniversalEagle RockWarner Bros Websitewww wbr jameslast wbr com Last is reported to have sold an estimated 200 million records worldwide in his lifetime 5 6 figures vary widely for example British Hit Singles amp Albums 2006 reports 100 million at that time 7 of which 80 million were sold by 1973 8 and won numerous awards including 200 gold and 14 platinum discs in Germany the International MIDEM Prize at MIDEM in 1969 9 and West Germany s highest civilian award the Bundesverdienstkreuz Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1978 10 His album This Is James Last remained a UK best seller for 48 weeks and his song Games That Lovers Play has been covered over a hundred times 9 Last undertook his final tour months before his death at age 86 upon discovering in September 2014 that an illness the exact illness was never disclosed 11 had worsened His final UK performance was his 90th at London s Royal Albert Hall 4 more than any other performer except Eric Clapton 3 Last s trademark sound employed big band arrangements of well known tunes with a jaunty dance beat often heavy on bass and brass 12 Despite at times being derided by critics and purists as the king of elevator music 3 or acoustic porridge 6 his style and music were popular in numerous countries and cultures including Japan South Korea the former Soviet Union the US and UK and his native Germany 13 where it became the archetypal soundtrack of any German cellar bar party 8 and made him the most commercially successful bandleader of the second half of the 20th century 3 Last s composition Jagerlatein is known in Ireland as the theme tune to The Sunday Game a live sporting show which follows GAA hurling and Gaelic football All Ireland Championships since 1979 Contents 1 Early life 2 Work 3 Personal life 4 Financial difficulties 5 Illness final tour and death 6 Awards 7 Discography 7 1 Studio albums 7 2 Live albums 7 3 Soundtracks 7 4 Singles selection 7 5 Compilation albums selection 8 Chart positions 8 1 Albums 8 2 Singles 9 See also 10 References 11 External linksEarly life EditLast was born to Louis and Martha Last in Bremen Germany 14 He was the younger brother of Robert Last and Werner Last aka Kai Warner His father was an official at the postal and public works department of the city of Bremen and Last grew up in the suburb of Sebaldsbruck He began studying the piano at age 10 although he could play simple tunes such as the folk song Hanschen klein when he was 9 His first music teacher felt he lacked any musical talent Last started playing more actively with his second tutor and switched to the double bass as a teenager His home city of Bremen was bombed heavily during World War II and he ran messages to air defence command posts during the raids He entered the Buckeburg Military Music School of the German Wehrmacht at the age of 14 and learned to play bass piano and tuba 15 After the end of the war he joined Hans Gunther Oesterreich s Radio Bremen Dance Orchestra In 1948 he became the leader of the Last Becker Ensemble which performed for seven years He was voted as the best bassist in the country in a German jazz poll for 1950 1951 and 1952 When the Last Becker Ensemble disbanded he became the in house arranger for Polydor Records as well as a number of European radio stations During the next decade he helped arrange hits for artists such as Helmut Zacharias Freddy Quinn Lolita Alfred Hause and Caterina Valente Work Edit Last in April 2015 two months before his death Last first released albums in the U S under the titles The American Patrol on Warner Bros Records around 1964 He also released a series of nine albums in a series called Classics Up To Date which served up arrangements of classical melodies with strings rhythm and wordless chorus from the mid 1960s until the early 1980s Last s 1965 album Non Stop Dancing was a recording of brief renditions of popular songs all tied together by an insistent dance beat and crowd noises It was a hit and helped make him a major European star Over the next four decades Last released over 190 records including several more volumes of Non Stop Dancing On these records he varied his formula by adding different songs from different countries and genres as well as guest performers like Richard Clayderman and Astrud Gilberto He also had his own successful television series throughout the 1970s with guests including ABBA and Lynsey de Paul which was screened across Europe Last s trademark sound employed big band arrangements of well known tunes with a jaunty dance beat often heavy on bass and brass 12 Though his concerts and albums were consistently successful especially in the UK where he had 52 hit albums between 1967 and 1986 which made him second only to Elvis Presley in charting records 16 he had relatively few hit singles In the UK his only chart singles were The Seduction a cover version of the theme from American Gigolo 1980 composed by Giorgio Moroder and Biscaya from the album Biscaya His single Mornings at Seven became a familiar tune in Britain after the BBC used it as the theme music for an ice skating program 17 18 It was released on 7 vinyl in 1968 and has been included on By Request and Eighty Not Out In the US where The Seduction became a Top 40 hit peaking at No 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart in May 1980 Last was somewhat more successful on the singles charts In 2003 his song Einsamer Hirte The Lonely Shepherd which features the pan flute of Gheorghe Zamfir appeared on the soundtrack of the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill Volume 1 He won numerous popular and professional awards including Billboard magazine s Star of the Year trophy in 1976 and was honoured for lifetime achievement with the German ECHO prize in 1994 His song Music from Across the Way recorded by Andy Williams in 1972 is a melody with a classical feeling and was a worldwide hit it was the only other Last single apart from The Seduction to reach the U S Hot 100 where it peaked at No 84 and No 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart in late 1971 His only other U S chart single was a double sided entry featuring remakes of the Village Stompers Washington Square and Creedence Clearwater Revival s Proud Mary which reached No 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart in early 1971 Last was awarded the Carl Alan Award by Princess Margaret for being the leader of the most popular dance band of 1981 In Canada he had three hits on the RPM Top Singles charts El Condor Pasa at No 46 Music from Across the Way at No 28 The Seduction at No 32 and four on the Adult Contemporary MOR charts Music from at No 2 Heart of Gold at No 17 The Seduction at No 36 Reach for a Star at No 20 Songs composed by Last which achieved success in the US include Happy Heart and Music from Across the Way both recorded by Andy Williams Games That Lovers Play recorded by Eddie Fisher and Fool recorded by Elvis Presley By the time of his farewell tour in the spring of 2015 Last was reported to have sold well over 100 million albums 16 His signature piece was Orange Blossom Special He played this at almost every concert He encouraged the band to have fun with it and sometimes the band members would go into the audience and make a conga line with duck head umbrellas It was always a popular piece at his concerts In February 2015 after almost 50 years on tour James Last announced that he was finally bidding adieu to the stage The last concert of his Non Stop Music James Last in Concert 2015 farewell tour took place in Lanxess Arena in Cologne on 26 April 2015 19 Personal life EditLast married his first wife Waltraud in 1955 they had two children Ronald and Caterina 20 After 42 years of marriage Waltraud died in 1997 21 Two years later Last married Christine Grundner from Bavaria 22 23 Last and Christine divided their time between homes in Florida and Hamburg 21 24 He gave much credit to Christine and son Ronald for help with his music Financial difficulties EditDespite being the most commercially successful bandleader of the second half of the 20th century 3 Last s extravagant spending and incompetent financial advice led him at one stage to the brink of ruin James Last did not make as big a fortune as his immense record sales would suggest He fell victim to a number of investment fraudsters starting with his tax advisor He bought oil rigs wineries and cotton fields in the US as depreciation assets When he wanted to visit his wineries in 1985 it turned out that none of the projects existed As a result the tax breaks ceased and there were large additional claims Last was barely prevented from selling his publishing rights He took out a loan from the Hamburger Sparkasse and was not financially debt free again until shortly before his 70th birthday 8 Illness final tour and death EditIn September 2014 Last learned that a life threatening illness had worsened the exact details were never disclosed and in early 2015 he announced his retirement from touring would take place following a final goodbye tour which commenced in Germany and ended in London 11 Last died less than three months later on 9 June 2015 in Florida at the age of 86 25 26 Writing in The Independent Spencer Leigh suggested that Last s Non Stop Dancing albums paved the way for disco and dance mixes Asked if he minded being labelled the King of Corn Last reportedly replied No because it is true 12 Awards EditList of awards 9 MIDEM Trophy Cannes for 1 million non Stop Dancing records Deutscher Schallplattenpreis from Fono Forum for the new arrangement of Bertholt Brecht s Dreigroschenoper Europa Europawelle Saar Goldenes Grammophon Munich Silber Mowe Hamburg Gold Leaf Award Canada for Super Non Stop Dancing Gold Leaf Award Canada for James Dos His Thing Gold Award Record World Top German Orchestra Country Musik Award ASCAO for When The Snow Is On The Rose ASCAP Award for Elvis Presley recording of Fool Goldene Westfalenhalle Goldener Notenschlussel from the German Music Publisher Sikorski Ehrenlowe from Radio Luxembourg Star Of The Year Trophy from Music Week and Billboard London Robert Stolz Preis from the Robert Stolz Stiftung Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande from the German President Walter Scheel Die Goldene Kamera Horzu Award from Cashbox for The Seduction for the best instrumental production of the year Special Prize for 52 Chart Albums Great Britain Goldene Stimmgabel from ZDF 1991 Goldene Eins 1994 Echo 1994 Life Award 1995 Goldene Europa 1998 Discography EditProductions of James Last As Hans Last Orlando and James Last Studio albums Edit Die gab s nur einmal 1963 Die gab s nur einmal 1964 Musikalische Liebestraume 1965 Continental Tango 1965 Non Stop Dancing 65 1965 Hammond A Gogo 1965 Non Stop Dancing 66 1965 Beat in Sweet 1965 Annchen von Tharau bittet zum Tanz 1966 Trumpet A Gogo 1966 Hammond A Gogo Vol II 1966 Instrumentals Forever 1966 Classics Up to Date 1966 Non Stop Dancing 66 II 1966 Christmas Dancing 1966 Sax A Gogo 1967 Non Stop Dancing 67 1967 That s Life 1967 Games That Lovers Play 1967 Non Stop Dancing 67 2 1967 Trumpet A Gogo Vol 2 1967 James Last Presents George Walker James Last and George Walker 1967 Piano A Gogo 1968 Guitar A Gogo 1968 Humba Humba A Gogo 1968 Non Stop Dancing 68 1968 Trumpet A Gogo 3 1968 Non Stop Dancing 7 1968 Rock Around With Me 1968 Kapt n James bittet zum Tanz 1968 Sekai Wa Futari No Tameni 1968 only in Japan Die Dreigroschenoper 1968 3 box LP Non Stop Dancing 8 1969 Hammond a Gogo 3 1969 Op klompen 1969 Annchen von Tharau bittet zum Tanz 2 1969 Hair 1969 Non Stop Dancing 9 1969 Happy Lehar 1969 Non Stop Evergreens 1969 Classics Up to Date Vol 2 1969 Onder Moeders Paraplu 1969 Golden Non Stop Dancing 10 1970 jubilee edition as LP box Around the World 1970 3 box LP Beachparty 1970 America Album 1970 promo edition not officially released until 2012 27 With Compliments 1970 Non Stop Dancing 11 1970 Kapt n James bittet zum Tanz Vol 2 1971 In Scandinavia 1971 Happyning 1971 Non Stop Dancing 12 1971 Last of Old England 1971 Beachparty 2 1971 Non Stop Dancing 1972 1971 Non Stop Dancing 13 Polka Party 1971 In Concert 1971 Music from Across the Way 1971 Voodoo Party 1971 Wenn die Elisabeth mit James Last 1972 Non Stop Dancing 1972 2 1972 Love Must Be The Reason 1972 Beachparty 3 1972 Russland zwischen Tag und Nacht 1972 Polka Party II 1972 Non Stop Dancing 1973 1972 Classics 1973 Sing mit 1973 Ole 1973 Happy Hammond 1973 Non Stop Dancing 1973 2 1973 Beachparty 4 1973 Weihnachten amp James Last 1973 Kapt n James auf allen Meeren 1973 Non Stop Dancing 1974 1973 Sing mit 2 1974 In Wien beim Wein 1974 Non Stop Dancing 1974 2 1974 Beachparty 5 1974 Polka Party 3 1974 Violins in Love 1974 Classics Up to Date 3 1974 Sing mit 3 1975 Non Stop Dancing 20 jubilee edition 1975 Non Stop Dancing 65 new recording In the Mood for Trumpets 1975 Well Kept Secret 1975 Tulpen uit Amsterdam 1975 Rock Me Gently 1975 England amp Canada only Beachparty 6 1975 Non Stop Dancing 1976 1975 Stars im Zeichen eines guten Sterns 1975 Sing mit 4 1976 Freut Euch des Lebens 1976 Happy Summer Night 1976 Non Stop Dancing 1976 2 1976 Happy Marching 1976 Classics Up to Date 4 1976 Non Stop Dancing 1977 1976 Sing mit 5 1976 James Last spielt Robert Stolz 1977 Auf Last geht s los 1977 Western Party and Square Dance 1977 Russland Erinnerungen 1977 Sing mit 6 von Hamburg bis Mexico 1977 Non Stop Dancing 78 Folge 25 1978 Auf Last geht s los Folge 2 1978 World Hits 1978 Classics Up to Date 5 1978 New Non Stop Dancing 79 1978 Copacabana Dancing 1979 James Last and the Rolling Trinity 1979 Non Stop Hansi 1979 for his 50th birthday not for sale Hereinspaziert zur Polka Party 1979 Paintings 1979 Japan only Ein festliches Konzert zur Weihnachtszeit 1979 The Non Stop Dancing Sound of the 80 s 1979 Sing mit 7 Die Party fur das ganze Jahr 1980 Romantische Traume 1980 Seduction 1980 Caribbean Nights 1980 Non Stop Dancing 81 1980 Rosen aus dem Suden 1980 Die schonsten Melodien der letzten 100 Jahre 1980 Sing mit 8 und ab geht die Feuerwehr 1981 Annchen von Tharau bittet zum Traumen 1981 Tango 1981 Hansimania 1981 Non Stop Dancing 82 Hits Around the World 1982 Sing mit 9 Lass die Puppen tanzen 1982 Jahrhundertmelodien 1982 Biscaya 1982 Nimm mich mit Kapt n James auf die Reise 1982 Paradiesvogel 1982 Sing mit 10 Wir wollen Spass 1982 Non Stop Dancing 83 Party Power 1983 Erinnerungen 1983 James Last spielt die grossten Songs von The Beatles 1983 The Rose of Tralee 1983 Superlast 1983 Classics Up to Date Vol 6 1984 James Last im Allgau In the Alps 1984 Paradiso 1984 James Last at St Patrick s Cathedral Dublin 1984 James Last in Scotland 1984 Non Stop Dancing 85 1984 Fur alle Leave the Best to Last 1985 Viva Vivaldi 1985 Swing mit 1985 Deutsche Vita 1986 In Ireland 1986 Plus James Last amp Astrud Gilberto 1986 Alles hat ein Ende nur die Wurst hat zwei 1987 James Last in Holland 1987 James Last spielt Bach 1987 Flute Fiesta James Last amp Berdien Stenberg 1988 Dance Dance Dance 1988 James Last spielt Mozart 1988 Happy Heart 1989 Wir spielen wieder Polka 1989 Lieder James Last amp Rene Kollo 1989 Classics By Moonlight 1990 James Last in Holland 2 1990 Traummelodien James Last amp Richard Clayderman 1990 Pop Symphonies 1991 Serenaden James Last amp Richard Clayderman 1991 Viva Espana 1992 James Last in Holland 3 1992 Frieden Peace 1992 James Last spielt Andrew Lloyd Webber 1993 Christmas Eve James Last amp Engelbert Humperdinck 1994 Dein ist mein ganzes Herz James Last amp Milva 1994 In Harmony James Last amp Richard Clayderman 1995 Beach Party 95 1995 My Soul Best of Motown 1995 Classics from Russia 1996 Macarena 1996 Pop Symphonies 2 1997 Country Roads 1998 James Last amp Friends 1998 Happy Birthday 1999 Ocean Drive 2001 James Last Plays ABBA 2001 New Party Classics 2002 Elements of James Last Vol 1 2004 They Call Me Hansi 2004 Die schonsten TV und Filmmelodien 2006 America Album 2012 Official release of the 1970 promo album 27 Live albums Edit Freddy Live 1968 live concert with Freddy Quinn Live in Copenhagen 1970 bootleg based on radio broadcast not official release James Last Live 1974 2 LP album Live in Hannover 1976 bootleg based on radio broadcast not official release Live in London 1978 2 LP album Live in London 1979 bootleg based on radio broadcast not official release Live in Tokyo 1979 bootleg based on radio broadcast not official release The Berlin Concert 87 1987 Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1990 bootleg based on radio broadcast not official release The Best of Live on Tour 1998 Concerts 1999 Gentleman of Music 2000 A World of Music 2002 Live in Europe 2006 Live at the Royal Albert Hall released as 1 DVD edition and 2 CD edition 2008 Music is My World 2011 first three tracks only the rest is a compilation of old studio recordings Soundtracks Edit Morning s at Seven 1968 When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills 1969 The Captain 1971 Schwarzwaldfahrt aus Liebeskummer 1974 Grenzenloses Himmelblau 1985 Traumschiff Melodien 1986 Lorentz amp Sohne it 1988 Why Men Don t Listen and Women Can t Read Maps 2007 Singles selection Edit Tricks in Rhythm 1959 EP single Midnight in December 1966 single The Lonely Shepherd with Gheorghe Zamfir 1977 single 28 used in a number of films Compilation albums selection Edit Fanfare 1967 Does His Thing Happy Music 1970 El Condor Pasa 1971 In Concert 2 1971 Super Non Stop Dancing 1972 Stereo Spectacular 1973 Il Y A Toujours Du Soleil Golden Hearts James Last amp Richard Clayderman 1990 Country Cousins 1992 Best of Kapt n James 1998 Classics Up to Date 8 1998 Solo Exitos Polydor 543 686 2 Venezuela 2001 In Los Angeles Well Kept Secret 1975 2008 Eighty Not Out released as a 3 CD edition 2010 Gold Top 100 Brunswick 5CD 533 240 1 DE 2011 The Complete Collection Universal 8CD 533 347 4 IT 2011 Glanzlichter Koch Universal 277 198 4 DE 2011 Classic Christmas Spectrum Music SPEC 2083 UK 2011 Christmas With Romance Universal 533 619 2 IT 2011 Voodoo Party Well Kept Secret Vocalion 2on1 CDSML 8477 UK 2011 My Personal Favourites Polydor 2CD 470 979 9 DE 2014 Happy Summer Night Rock Me Gently Vocalion 2on1 CDLK 4539 UK 2014 World Hits Hair Vocalion 2CD CDSML 8507 UK 2014 Beachparty Polydor 4CD 472 433 2 DE 2015 Dancing a gogo Polydor 4CD 472 544 1 DE 2015 Silver Collection RISA Force10Music Universal BUDCD 1400 435 399 0 ZA 2015 Ich find Schlager toll Polydor 536 934 4 DE 2016 Chart positions EditAlbums Edit Chart positions for James Last s albums Title Peak chart positionsNO 29 SWE 30 US 31 Piano a gogo 12 Non Stop Dancing 67 2 11 Non Stop Dancing 68 16 Non Stop Dancing 10 10 Beachparty 16 Non Stop Dancing 11 20 Classics Up To Date 21 Classics Up To Date Vol 2 18 Beachparty 2 16 Non Stop Dancing 1972 12 Non Stop Dancing 1972 14 14 Beachparty 3 12 Beachparty 4 16 Non Stop Dancing 2 1974 19 In Harmony 30 Music From Across The Way 160Russland Erinnerungen 43 The Gentleman of Music 37 19 Singles Edit Chart positions for James Last s singles Title Peak chart positionsUK 32 USAC 31 Music From Across The Way 18 Washington Square Proud Mary 22 Washington Square 38 Seduction Love Theme 48 See also EditJames Last OrchestraReferences Edit James Last Medley im Musikantenstadl 2014 YouTube 2014 12 31 Retrieved 2019 02 07 permanent dead link James Last Forvo com 7 February 2019 Retrieved 7 February 2019 a b c d e f Robin Denselow 10 June 2015 James Last obituary The Guardian Retrieved 2015 06 11 a b James Last Big band leader dies at 86 BBC News 10 June 2015 James Last Tour Dates amp Tickets Ents24 com Retrieved 2016 09 27 a b Easy listening conductor James Last dies Germany DW COM 10 06 2015 Dw de Retrieved 2016 09 27 Roberts David 2006 British Hit Singles amp Albums 19th ed London Guinness World Records Limited p 313 ISBN 1 904994 10 5 a b c Mr Happy Sound James Last is dead at 86 Music DW COM 10 06 2015 Dw de Retrieved 2016 09 27 a b c Biography of James Last Grandorchestras com Retrieved 2016 09 27 Spahr Wolfgang March 4 1995 Casebook James Last Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc p 55 via Google Books a b Nianias Helen 10 June 2015 James Last dead The big band leader dies The Independent London a b c Spencer Leigh 11 June 2015 James Last Bandleader who rose above the carping of critics to delight fans with his jaunty arrangements for more than 50 years The Independent London Retrieved 2015 06 11 James Last obituary Music The Guardian Theguardian com 10 June 2015 Retrieved 2016 09 27 Biography of James Last Grandorchestras com Retrieved 2014 12 02 Last James 2007 My Autobiography London Metro Publishing ISBN 978 1 84454 434 9 a b Kennedy Street James Last Royal Albert Hall Archived from the original on 2012 12 11 Retrieved 2012 12 15 The Record Album Film amp TV Soundtracks in the Vinyl Format Therecordalbum com Archived from the original on 2015 04 11 Retrieved 2016 01 12 Soundscape Acoustic and instrumental music Originalsound co uk Archived from the original on 2015 10 16 Retrieved 2016 01 12 James Last bids the stage adieu Non Stop Music James Last in Concert 2015 to be his farewell tour 04 02 2015 Jameslast com Archived from the original on 2016 08 04 Retrieved 2016 09 27 Biography of James Last Grandorchestras com a b Buy James Last tickets James Last tour details James Last reviews Ticketline co uk gettyimages James Last and his wife Christine Grundner attend NDR Talkshow at NDR Studios on March 6 2015 in Hamburg Germany James Last ist tot stern de June 10 2015 Musiker James Last Das haut richtig rein fr online de April 16 2009 Retrieved 2015 06 11 Big band leader James Last dies at 86 BBC News 10 June 2015 Retrieved 2015 06 10 Bandleader James Last gestorben Rhein Neckar Zeitung 10 June 2015 Retrieved 2015 06 10 a b James Last The America Album Discogs com Retrieved 8 October 2019 Lonely Shepherd Gheorghe Zamfir and James Last live at Albert Hall 1978 YouTube Archived from the original on 2021 12 13 Retrieved 2014 12 02 Discography James Last Hung Medien Norwegian Charts Portal Retrieved 22 April 2022 Discography James Last Hung Medien Swedish Charts Portal Retrieved 22 April 2022 a b James Last Billboard retrieved 21 April 2022 James Last Official Charts Company Retrieved 22 April 2022 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to James Last Official website James Last at IMDb Relentlessly happy James Last at 85 Deutsche welle 2014 04 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Last amp oldid 1150242581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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