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Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April [2] 1910 or 1914 [nb 1] – 28 February 1983) was a British pianist, born in the colony of Trinidad who migrated to Britain and who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. [3]
Thirty-eight artists achieved their first top 10 single in 1953, either as a lead or featured artist. Of these, three went on to record another hit single that year: Billy Cotton and His Band, Frank Chacksfield and Jimmy Boyd. David Whitfield, Dickie Valentine and Ted Heath & His Music all peaked in the top ten with two more songs.
"Let's Have Another Party" is a 1954 ragtime medley which became a number one hit in the UK Singles Chart for the pianist Winifred Atwell. It is a composite of several pieces of music, and was a follow-up to Atwell's successful hit "Let's Have a Party" of the previous year.
The positions of all songs are based on week-end sale totals, from Sunday to Saturday, [4] but pre-1987 the charts were released on a Tuesday because of the need for manual calculation. [5] Since inception there have been more than 1,400 number ones; of these, instrumental tracks have topped the chart on 30 occasions for a total of 96 weeks.
The 1997 version, titled "Candle in the Wind 1997," became one of the best-selling singles of all time, topping charts worldwide—with a 14-week run atop the Hot 100—and deeply resonating with ...
Britannia Rag" is an instrumental that was written [1] and recorded by Winifred Atwell in 1952. It was written for the 1952 Royal Variety Performance . The song peaked at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart , [ 2 ] and spent a total of six weeks in the top 12.
Winifred Atwell recorded the song in 1960. The Glenn Miller Army Air Force Band performed the song during World War II. A recording appeared on the 1955 5 disc LP box set Army Air Force Band and the 2001 remastered 4-disc CD release. The New Glenn Miller Orchestra under Ray McKinley performed the song on the 1961 CBS TV series Glenn Miller Time.
Let's Have a Party is a 1953 ragtime medley by pianist Winifred Atwell.It entered the UK charts on 4 December 1953, spending nine weeks there and peaking at #2. [1] It entered the charts again the following year, appearing on 26 November 1954 on the back of the success of Let's Have Another Party. [1]