Kurt Weill

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Kurt Julian Weill (; German: [vaɪl]; March 2, 1900 – April 3, 1950) was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he wrote his best-known work, The Threepenny Opera, which includes the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Kurt Weill first charted in 1939 with September Song.The artist placed 19 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 11 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Mack the Knife - #2: Speak Low - #3: Moritat (Theme from the Three Penny Opera) - #4: Three Penny Opera Theme (Mack the Knife) - #5: September Song
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  Walter Huston
1.
1939

September Song
Walter Huston

128 pts
12
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
2.
01/1944

#2  Speak Low
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

218 pts
5
US








vocals by Billy Leach
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Ogden Nash
  The Dardanelle Trio
3.
12/1946

#5  September Song
The Dardanelle Trio

132 pts
11
US








hit for Walter Huston in 1939
[RCA Victor 1993]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
4.
05/1947

Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

112 pts
14
US








vocals by Murray Arnold
written by Langston Hughes & Kurt Weill greentick
  Don Byas Quartet
5.
09/1948

September Song
Don Byas Quartet

15 pts






14
R&B


instrumental
[Savoy 626]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  Jo Stafford
6.
01/1949

Here I'll Stay
Jo Stafford

58 pts
28
US








[Capitol 15319]
written by Alan Lerner & Kurt Weill greentick
  Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
7.
04/1951

September Song
Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

100 pts
17
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  Liberace
8.
05/1952

September Song
Liberace

42 pts
27
US








[Columbia 39709]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  Dick Hyman
9.
01/1956

Mack the Knife (Theme from the Three Penny Opera)
Dick Hyman

100 pts
9
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
10.
01/1956

#3  Moritat (Theme from the Three Penny Opera)
Dick Hyman

200 pts
8
US






9
UK
as Dick Hyman Trio
[MGM 12149 A]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Billy Vaughn
11.
02/1956

Moritat (Mack the Knife)
Billy Vaughn

25 pts
37
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Richard Hayman & Jan August
12.
02/1956

Moritat (Theme from the Three Penny Opera)
Richard Hayman & Jan August

85 pts
11
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Les Paul & Mary Ford
13.
02/1956

Mack the Knife
Les Paul & Mary Ford

6 pts
95
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Louis Armstrong
14.
02/1956

#4  Three Penny Opera Theme (Mack the Knife)
Louis Armstrong

154 pts
20
US






8
UK
with His All-Stars
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
15.
02/1956

Mack the Knife
Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

62 pts
17
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Billy Vaughn
16.
03/1956

Theme from The Threepenny Opera
Billy Vaughn

77 pts








12
UK
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Jan August
17.
05/1956

Moritat (Mack the Knife)
Jan August

5 pts
98
US








written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Louis Armstrong
18.
06/1956

Take It Satch EP (featuring Tiger Rag / Mack the Knife)
Louis Armstrong

from Take It Satch EP   
34 pts








29
UK
with His All-Stars
written by Nick LaRocca, Heinrich Frantzen, Louis Armstrong, Luis Russell, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill greentick & Marc Blitzstein
  Bobby Darin
19.
08/1959

#1  Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin

from That's All   That's All
481 pts
1
US




6
R&B
1
UK
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #251] Grammy Award for Record of the Year 1960
[Atco 6147]
written by Kurt Weill greentick, Bertolt Brecht & Marc Blitzstein
  Louis Armstrong
20.
11/1959

A Theme from the Threepenny Opera (Mack the Knife)
Louis Armstrong

45 pts








24
UK
with His All-Stars
R
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Ella Fitzgerald
21.
04/1960

Mack the Knife
Ella Fitzgerald

110 pts
27
US




6
R&B
19
UK
[Verve 10209]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Bertolt Brecht
  Andy Williams
The Bilbao Song
22.
04/1961

The Bilbao Song
Andy Williams

from Andy Williams' Best   
24 pts
37
US








[Cadence 1398]
written by Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill greentick & Johnny Mercer
  Jimmy Durante
23.
09/1963

September Song
Jimmy Durante

from September Song   September Song
30 pts
51
US
13
AC






[Warner 5382]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  Roy Clark
24.
09/1969

September Song
Roy Clark

from Yesterday, When I Was Young   
16 pts
103
US
12
AC
40
ctry




[Dot 17299]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  Bobby Darin
25.
04/1979

Dream Lover / Mack the Knife
Bobby Darin

11 pts








64
UK
R
written by Bobby Darin, Kurt Weill greentick, Bertolt Brecht & Marc Blitzstein
  Willie Nelson
26.
04/1979

September Song
Willie Nelson

from Stardust   Stardust
7 pts




15
ctry




[Columbia 10929]
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson
  David Bowie
27.
03/1980

Alabama Song
David Bowie

42 pts








23
UK
written by Bertolt Brecht & Kurt Weill greentick
Baal
28.
03/1982

Baal
David Bowie

from Baal EP   
32 pts








29
UK
[EP]
written by Bertolt Brecht, Dominic Muldowney & Kurt Weill greentick
  Ian McCulloch
29.
12/1984

September Song
Ian McCulloch

13 pts








51
UK
written by Kurt Weill greentick & Maxwell Anderson

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