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Ben E. King - Stand by me

When the night has come, and the land is dark
And the moon is the only light we will see
No, I won't be afraid, oh, I won't be afraid
Just as long as you stand, stand by me
So darlin', darlin' stand by me
Oh stand by me
Oh stand, stand by me, stand by me

Hans Christian Lumbye (Danish pronunciation: [lɔmˈbyː]; May 2, 1810 – March 20, 1874) was a Danish composer of waltzes, polkas, mazurkas and galops, among other things.

As a child, he studied music in Randers and Odense, and by age 14 he was playing the trumpet in a military band. In 1829, he joined the Horse Guards in Copenhagen, still continuing his music education. In 1839, he heard a Viennese orchestra play music by Johann Strauss I, after which he composed in the style of Strauss, eventually earning the nickname "The Strauss of the North". From 1843 to 1872, he served as the music director and in-house composer for Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Such was his popularity in the Danish capital that many Danes revered him and considered Johann Strauss II as the "Lumbye of the South".

Lumbye is best known for his light compositions, many of which evoke non-musical sources. The Champagne Galop, for example, begins with the "pop" of a champagne cork, and the Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop faithfully recreates the sounds of a train chugging out of a station and grinding to a halt at the next stop.

A little known recording was uncovered recently, a trans-continental collaboration between two giants of 60's pop instrumentals: Al Hirt and Bert Kaempfert. Busy schedules prevented them from recording together in person. So, they each mailed in their parts, a revolutionary concept made possible by the advent of multi-track recording in the 60s.