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- Calcutta_(song) runtime "2.216666666666667".
- Calcutta_(song) abstract ""Calcutta" is a German pop song. An instrumental version by American bandleader and TV host Lawrence Welk on the 1961 Dot Records album Calcutta! was a chart hit, the most successful of Welk's career, and the only tango-based recording to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The tune was written in 1958 by the composer Heino Gaze. The original title was "Tivoli Melody", but it was re-titled several times, until it became known as "Calcutta". Hans Bradtke wrote the German lyrics, which made reference to the Indian city of Calcutta (Kolkata). The American songwriting team of Paul Vance and Lee Pockriss later wrote English lyrics, celebrating the charms of the "ladies of Calcutta."Welk's recording of the tune was something of a departure for him. It combined his recognizable "trademarks," i.e., the harpsichord lead, but backed with an accordion, handclaps and a brisk rock rhythm."Calcutta" stayed atop the US pop chart for two weeks while the album, with its combination of easy listening tunes and covers of then-popular rock singles, charted at #1 for three months. At the time "Calcutta" reached #1, Welk, who was 57, became the oldest artist to have a number one pop single in the U.S. (His record would be broken three years later by Louis Armstrong who at age 63 topped the singles charts with "Hello, Dolly!" in early 1964.)Dancers Bobby Burgess and Barbara Boylan, cast members on Welk's weekly TV show, worked up a dance routine to go along with "Calcutta", which they performed numerous times on the Welk show over the years.".
- Calcutta_(song) bSide ""My Grandfather's Clock"".
- Calcutta_(song) genre Easy_listening.
- Calcutta_(song) musicalArtist Lawrence_Welk.
- Calcutta_(song) musicalBand Lawrence_Welk.
- Calcutta_(song) previousWork Last_Date_(song).
- Calcutta_(song) recordLabel Dot_Records.
- Calcutta_(song) runtime "133.0".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageExternalLink summary.html.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageID "6946929".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageLength "3077".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageOutDegree "30".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageRevisionID "679743648".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink 1961_in_music.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Accordion.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Barbara_Boylan.
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- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Bobby_Burgess.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Capitol_Records.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Category:1960_singles.
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- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pop_instrumentals.
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- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Easy_listening.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Harpsichord.
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- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Instrumental.
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- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Lawrence_Welk.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Lee_Pockriss.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1961.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Hot_100_number-one_singles_of_1961_(U.S.).
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Louis_Armstrong.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Marino_Marini_(musician).
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Paul_Vance.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink Rock_and_roll.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink The_Four_Preps.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink The_Ventures.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLink The_Ventures_Play_Telstar_and_the_Lonely_Bull.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText ""Calcutta" (song)".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText ""Calcutta"".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Calcutta!".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageWikiLinkText "Calcutta".
- Calcutta_(song) artist Lawrence_Welk.
- Calcutta_(song) bSide ""My Grandfather's Clock"".
- Calcutta_(song) genre Easy_listening.
- Calcutta_(song) hasPhotoCollection Calcutta_(song).
- Calcutta_(song) label Dot_Records.
- Calcutta_(song) lastSingle ""Last Date"".
- Calcutta_(song) name "Calcutta".
- Calcutta_(song) nextSingle ""Theme From My Three Sons"".
- Calcutta_(song) producer "Artie Ripp".
- Calcutta_(song) released "1961".
- Calcutta_(song) thisSingle ""Calcutta"".
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:1960s-pop-song-stub.
- Calcutta_(song) wikiPageUsesTemplate Template:Infobox_single.
- Calcutta_(song) writer "Heino Gaze".
- Calcutta_(song) subject Category:1960_singles.
- Calcutta_(song) subject Category:Billboard_Hot_100_number-one_singles.
- Calcutta_(song) subject Category:Pop_instrumentals.
- Calcutta_(song) hypernym Song.
- Calcutta_(song) type MusicalWork.
- Calcutta_(song) type Single.
- Calcutta_(song) type Work.
- Calcutta_(song) type CreativeWork.
- Calcutta_(song) type Thing.
- Calcutta_(song) type Q134556.
- Calcutta_(song) type Q2188189.
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- Calcutta_(song) comment ""Calcutta" is a German pop song. An instrumental version by American bandleader and TV host Lawrence Welk on the 1961 Dot Records album Calcutta! was a chart hit, the most successful of Welk's career, and the only tango-based recording to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The tune was written in 1958 by the composer Heino Gaze. The original title was "Tivoli Melody", but it was re-titled several times, until it became known as "Calcutta".".
- Calcutta_(song) label "Calcutta (song)".
- Calcutta_(song) sameAs Calcutta_(sang).
- Calcutta_(song) sameAs m.0gybs_.
- Calcutta_(song) sameAs Q5018920.
- Calcutta_(song) sameAs Q5018920.
- Calcutta_(song) wasDerivedFrom Calcutta_(song)?oldid=679743648.
- Calcutta_(song) isPrimaryTopicOf Calcutta_(song).
- Calcutta_(song) name "Calcutta".