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1920s
1950s
· Debut release
Debut release: Eine Sommernacht mit dir allein, Luise / Warum Adelheid heut’ nicht küßt
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
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1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Biography
English biography275 words · 2 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1290496414
Biography
Werner Müller (2 August 1920 – 28 December 1998) was a German composer, kapellmeister and conductor of light classical music and, to a greater extent, popular music. In some of his works, he collaborated with Caterina Valente and Horst Fischer, the trumpeter.
Career
In 1949, Müller took over the then newly re-established dance orchestra of RIAS Berlin [American Sector Radio], whose style followed the formula of "swing with a lot of string".
In the 1950s and 1960s, Müller's was famous for his composition "Sport and Music" from the sports reporting in the weekly show. A world success became his arrangement of "Malagueña" in the mid -1950s, composed around 1928 by the Cuban composer Ernesto Lecuona, in the vocal version with multilingual singer Caterina Valente. Müller proudly named his own motor yacht after this title. As a producer, Müller helped many vocal Europe-based vocal soloists from the post-WWII years, such as Rita Paul, Mona Baptiste or Bully Buhlan.
After 18 years in West Berlin, Müller moved to Cologne in 1967, took over the WDR Big Band there and was also seen in many television shows. Over time, dozens of records were created with the name "Orchestra Werner Müller", of which very few have made it into the CD period. Because of the umlaut "Ü" in his name, Müller also called himself "Ricardo Santos" for records abroad. His many tango recordings and instrumental titles such as "Baia" by Brazilian composer Ary Barroso or the Lecuona songs "Siboney" and "Malagueña" as well as many other titles became successful. Numerous contemporary, including international hits, were re-recorded by the orchestra Werner Müller as instrumental versions and used in the WDR radio.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (25 release groups · 14 studio albums)
Albums · 14
Schlager, die die Welt eroberten
1955 · studio album
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A1In the MoodA2Wenn froh ein Lied erklingtA3Amerikanische PatrouilleA4Tango BoleroA5South America Take It AwayA6Ein Student geht vorbeiB1CiribiribinB2Tag und NachtB3Es war einmal eine LiebeB4Wenn du in meinen Träumen bei mir bistB5La cumparsitaB6La cucaracha1957 · studio album
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A1Twilight TimeA2SerenadeA3I'm in the Mood for LoveA4How Deep Is the OceanA5Moonlight SerenadeA6Tango BoleroB1StardustB2Shenandoah SerenadeB3With a Song in My HeartB4Once in a WhileB5Dancing in the DarkB6Swinging Sweethearts1958 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 39:02
A1Tivoli Melodie2:20A2Love Theme2:48A3Some of These Days4:41A4Melodie Perdue2:28A5Tristesse-Dance2:08A6The Boy on the Carousel2:31A7Take Me to Your Heart2:55B1Sarah2:08B2Honky-Tonk Tango4:03B3The Tipsy Piano2:08B4Gipsy Strings2:53B5Crazy Violins2:36B6Buona Sera2:47B7Fiddler of Hawaii2:361964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:48
A1Berlin medley: Das ist die Berliner Luft / Das ist die Frühling von Berlin / Durch Berlin fliesst immer noch die Spree2:28A2Hamburg medley: Auf der Reeperbahn nachts um halb eins / Sonntag nacht auf der Reeperbahn2:33A3Kopenhagen medley: Kopenhagen-Polka / Copenhagen Carousel2:41A4Amsterdam medley : Tulpen aus Amsterdam / Holzschuhtanz2:44A5Lissabon medley: Lisbon Antigua / Lisboa Nova2:28A6Paris medley: Ca...c'est Paris / Moulin Rouge / Da geh ich zu Maxim2:04B1Wien medley: Wien, Wien du nur allein / Wien wird schön erst bei Nacht / Frühling in Wien2:21B2München medley: Müncher Kindl / In München steht ein Hofbräuhaus2:15B3Venedig medley: Gondellied / Leise erklingen Glocken vom Campanile2:24B4Neapel medley: Am Golf von Neapel / O Mia bella Napoli2:40B5Capri medley: Caprifischer / Isle of Capri2:17B6Rom medley: Drei Münzen im Brunnen / Rom bei Nacht / Arriverderci Roma2:531966 · studio album
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A1Oedo NihonbashiA2Sakura SakuraA3Nanatsu No KoA4Yuyake KoyakeA5HanaA6Shiki No UtaA7Haru Ga KitaB1Itsuki No KomoriutaB2Owase BushiB3KanchororinB4Noe BushiB5Soran BushiB6Nanbu Ushi-Oi UtaB7Auf Wiedersehen Tokio1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 35:01
1America2:302Slop-Medley: Don't Ha Ha / Do Wah Diddy Diddy / I Feel Fine2:153Hello Dolly2:314Downtown3:035Schön, Schön2:226Humbta Täterä2:047Budenzauber3:088Memphis Tennessee2:259Teenagers Ragtime2:2410Spanish Harlem2:2611Whistle Stop2:2012Guitar on the Rocks2:4013Pretty Woman2:4614Schaffe, Schaffe, Hausie Baue2:07Im Original Glenn Miller Sound
1972 · studio album
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A1Moonlight-SerenadeA2A String of PearlsA3American PatrolA4St. Louis Blues-MarchA5Tuxedo JunctionA6Johnson RagB1In the MoodB2Pennsylvania 6-5-000B3Flying HomeB4I Know You (And So Do You)B5Litttle Brown JugB6Chattanooga Choo ChooA Mystic Portrait of the Moody Blues
1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 42:12
A1Have You Heard6:12A2Are You Sitting Confortably4:53A3Ride My See Saw3:04A4Isn't Life Strange4:16A5The Story in Your Eyes2:52B1Question5:11B2Tuesday Afternoon5:11B3The Land of Make Believe6:11B4Nights in White Satin4:221975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 39:29
A1Hound Dog2:32A2In the Ghetto3:03A3It’s Now or Never3:13A4Rock‐A‐Hula‐Baby2:21A5Wooden Heart2:36A6Love Me Tender3:24A7Viva Las Vegas2:38B1You’re the Devil in Disguise2:44B2Are You Lonesome Tonight2:42B3Treat Me Nice2:12B4Heartbreak Hotel3:07B5Fool3:05B6Bossa Nova Baby3:00B7Can’t Help Falling in Love2:521985 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 52:37
1Opus I2:592Take the 'A' Train3:573I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm2:554On the Sunny Side of the Street3:045Skyliner2:596Leap Frog2:397Don't Be That Way3:038Goody Goody2:389Lovers Leap3:1510Trumpet Blues2:5311Alexander's Ragime Band3:0212C-Jam Blues3:1413St. Louis Blues-March4:0914Tuxedo Junction3:1115Johnson Rag2:5716Pennsylvania 6-5-0003:1317Flying Home2:292005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 24 tracks · 59:53
1There's No Business Like Show Business1:552Oklahoma2:293Get Me to the Church on Time2:074Mack the Knife2:305Hey, Look Me Over2:076There Is Nothing Like a Dame2:287Seventy-Six Trombones2:418March of the Siamese Children2:469The Night They Invented Champagne2:1710Let Me Entertain You2:3511March of the Toys3:0212With a Little Bit of Luck2:1713Hawaiian War Chant2:1514The Moon of Manakoora3:0915Pagan Love Song2:2716Bali Ha'i2:2817'Hawaiian Eye' Theme3:0418On the Beach at Wakiki2:1519Sweet Lelani2:3320Now Is the Hour2:4621Aloha Oe2:0922Blue Hawaii2:4623My Little Grass Shack2:3724Adventures in Paradise2:102007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:10:34
1Fiddle Faddle2:192Blue Tango2:423Forgotten Dreams2:294A Trumpeter's Lullaby2:425Sleigh Ride2:486Belle of the Ball2:487The Typewriter Song2:148The Syncopated Clock2:389Sarabande3:1910Jazz Pizzicato2:4811Bugler's Holiday2:2712Serenata3:2613Symphony No.40 (1st Movement)4:2214Adagio3:2915Theme From Elvira Madigan (Piano Concerto No.21)3:5416Hallelujah Chorus From the Messiah3:3317Beethoven's 9th Symphony4:0518Also Sprach Zarathustra1:4019Air on the G String4:4520Concerto D'Aranjuez3:4221Jeux Interdits4:0922Bachianas Brasileiras No.54:152007 · studio album
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1The Drinking Song2:412Die Lorelei2:503Hoch Heidecksburg3:354Falling in Love Again2:365Lili Marlene2:356The Ride of the Walkyrie4:597The Hunter's Chorus3:278Yours Is My Heart's Delight2:339Mack the Knife2:1810In München steht ein Hofbrauhaus2:3311Liechtensteiner Polka2:0512Auf Wiederseh'n Sweetheart2:2313Aus der Overture zu der Operette 'Die Fledermaus'4:3414Erzherzog Johann Jodler3:5015Schön Rosmarin2:0516An der schonen blauen Donau3:1017Vilja-Lied2:4118Explosions-Polka2:1119Redetsky Marsch2:2820Dein is mein ganzes Herz3:2521Die Schlitschuhlaufer2:5222Der Dritte Mann2:3423Wien, Wien, nur Du Allein2:4524Aus der Overture 'Ein Morgen, ein Mittag, ein Abend in Wien'5:45A Salute to The Kings of Swing
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 37:10
A1Opus I3:01A2Take the “A” Train3:59A3I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm2:58A4On the Sunny Side of the Street3:06A5Skyliner3:02A6Leap Frog2:41B1Don’t Be That Way3:06B2Goody Goody2:41B3Lovers Leap3:17B4Trumpet Blues2:56B5Alexander’s Ragtime Band3:05B6C-Jam Blues3:18
Single · 7
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
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| 1950 | Eine Sommernacht mit dir allein, Luise / Warum Adelheid heut’ nicht küßtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Eine Sommernacht mit dir allein, Luise 2Warum Adelheid heut' nicht küßt | 1950 | ||
| 1951 | Aus gutem Grund... / JunoSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Aus gutem Grund... 2Juno | 1951 | ||
| 1952 | Spiel' mir eine alte Melodie / Ein Gläschen Wein und duSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Spiel' mir eine alte Melodie 2Ein Gläschen Wein und du | 1952 | ||
| 1953 | Lili-Boogie / FridolinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Lili-Boogie 2Fridolin | 19 October 1953 | ||
| 1955 | Baby - ich geh' mit Vati aus / In der NachtSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracksABaby - ich geh' mit Vati aus BIn der Nacht (Heut' sprach ein Mann) | 1955 | ||
| 1955 | Bitte einen Cha-Cha sprach der Maharadscha / Cha-Cha-ChaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Bitte einen Cha-Cha sprach der Maharadscha 2Cha-Cha-Cha | October 1955 | ||
| — | Das wußte keiner außer dir / Hallo - wer ist dort an der TürSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 2 tracks1Das wußte keiner außer dir 2Hallo - wer ist dort an der Tür | — |
EP · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Blende aufSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracksA1Blende auf! A2All mein Glück bist Du B1Auftakt B2Trumpet Blues | 1956 | ||
| 1962 | Sound Sensationen mit Werner Müller (Percussion in the Sky)Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 6 tracks · 16:10A1You Are My Lucky Star2:21 A2Somewhere Over the Rainbow2:42 A3Blue Moon2:13 B4I've Got the Sun in the Morning3:06 B5The High and the Mighty2:58 B6Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes2:50 | 1962 |
Album · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Blende aufSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 27 tracks · 1:19:371Blende auf3:04 2Sport und Musik2:58 3Dob's Boogi2:55 4Dinah2:47 5How High the Moon (Endstation Mond)2:22 6All the Things You Are (All mein Glück bist Du)3:08 7Promenade2:44 8Cherokee4:02 9Trumpet Blues2:39 10Bouncing in Bavaria (Swing im Oberland)2:37 11I Onlly Have Eyes for You3:34 12Auftakt2:57 13Leap Frog2:27 14Trumpet Boogie3:12 15Dob's Dixie3:12 16Derby Boogie3:01 17Musik für Mizzi2:45 18Keep Smiling3:17 19La Belle Rose2:33 20Give My Regards to Broadway2:20 21Forty Second Street2:49 22Lullaby of Broadway2:27 23Night and Day3:06 24Siboney2:47 25Katharina3:20 26El Cumbanchero3:24 27Malaguena3:10 | Compilation | 1999 | |
| — | Die grossen deutschen TanzorchesterSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 49:37A1Auftakt2:53 A2Bobby back' einen Kuchen3:18 A3Dob's Boogie2:53 A4All the Things You Are3:07 A5Memories of You2:32 A6Smoke Gets in Your Eyes3:02 A7Blende auf3:02 A8Derby Boogie3:00 B1My Blue Heaven2:38 B2Begin the Beguine3:36 B3Keep Smiling3:14 B4Cherokee3:59 B5I Only Have Eyes for You3:31 B6Dob's Dixie3:10 B7Katharina3:17 B8Leap Frog2:25 | Compilation | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Werner Müller head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 25 | 88.9th |
| Studio albums | 14 | 94th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 16 | 91.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 48 | 89th |
| Genres | 4 | 84.7th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Müller und sein Orchester(band) | — | present | |
| Werner Müller & Die Trocaderos(band) | — | present | |
| Werner Müller & Die Ohios(band) | — | present | |
| Werner Müller & Die Woo Hoos(band) | — | present |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/188e4233-59a1-42e8-b669-bac713dd905adiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/188e4233-59a1-42e8-b669-bac713dd905acore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252212genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q252212seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_M%C3%BCller_%28musician%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_M%C3%BCller_%28musician%29
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Wikidata: Q252212 · MusicBrainz: 188e4233-59a1-42e8-b669-bac713dd905a
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