"Let's Have Another Party" was a 1954 ragtime

Ragtime

Ragtime is an original musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Its main characteristic trait is its syncopated, or "ragged," rhythm. It began as dance music in the red-light districts of American cities such as St. Louis and New Orleans years before being published...

 composition, which became a number one hit

Hit record

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 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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 for the pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 Winifred Atwell

Winifred Atwell

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. It is a composite of several pieces of music

Music

Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...

, and was a follow up to Atwell's successful hit "Let's Have a Party

Let's Have a Party (rag)

"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. It entered the charts again the following year, appearing on 26 November 1954 at the same time as a follow up Let's Have Another Party....

" of the previous year.

The music was written

Songwriter

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 by Nat D. Ayer, Clifford Grey

Clifford Grey

Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medalist. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray and Tippy Grey.As a writer, Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and...

, James W. Tate

James W. Tate

James William Tate was a songwriter, accompanist, and composer and producer of revues and pantomimes in the early years of the 20th century...

, Ray Henderson

Ray Henderson

Ray Henderson , was an American songwriter.Born Raymond Brost in Buffalo, New York, Henderson moved to New York City and became a popular composer in Tin Pan Alley...

, Mort Dixon

Mort Dixon

-Biography:Born in New York, Dixon began writing songs in the early 1920s, and was active into the 1930s. He achieved success with his first published effort, 1923's "That Old Gang of Mine". His chief composer collaborators were Ray Henderson, Harry Warren, Harry M...

 and others. It was produced

Record producer

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 by Johnny Franz

Johnny Franz

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 and first entered the UK chart on 26 November 1954 for an eight week run, spending five of those weeks at number one. The medley

Medley (music)

In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...

 included parts of the following tunes:

• "Another Little Drink Wouldn't Do Us Any Harm"
• "Broken Doll"
• "Bye Bye Blackbird
  Bye Bye Blackbird
  "Bye, Bye, Blackbird" is a song published in 1926 by the American composer Ray Henderson and lyricist Mort Dixon. It is considered a popular standard and was first recorded by Gene Austin in 1926.- Song information :...
  
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• "Honeysuckle and the Bee"
• "I Wonder Where My Baby is Tonight"
• "Lily of Laguna
  Lily of Laguna
  Lily of Laguna is a song written in 1898 by Leslie Stuart and performed by Eugene Stratton and G. H. Elliott. The Carlton Football Club's official theme, We Are The Navy Blues is based on the tune...
  
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• "Nellie Dean
  Nellie Dean
  " Nellie Dean" is a sentimental ballad in common time by Henry W. Armstrong, published in 1905 by M. Witmark & Sons of New York City...
  
  "
• "The Sheik of Araby"
• "Somebody Stole My Gal
  Somebody Stole My Gal
  "Somebody Stole My Gal" is a popular song from 1918, written by Leo Wood. In 1923 Ted Weems & his Orchestra had a five-week run at number one with his million-selling version of Leo Wood’s 1922 standard...
  
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• "When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)
  When the Red, Red Robin (Comes Bob, Bob, Bobbin' Along)
  "When the Red, Red Robin " was a 1926 popular song written by songwriter Harry M. Woods. The song was an instant hit for singers like "Whispering" Jack Smith, Cliff Edwards and the Ipana Troubadors...
  
  "

Atwell was the first black person

Black people

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 to have a number one hit in Britain, and still the only female instrumentalist

Musician

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 to do so. Her hit, the third instrumental

Instrumental

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 disc

Gramophone record

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 at number one, was the first piano instrumental to reach the top.

Uses in popular Culture

• The song was used in an episode of The Sopranos
  The Sopranos
  The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
  
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• The song was featured in the WarioWare, Inc. episode "The Treecko Stops Here"; the Treeckos listen to this song while waiting for a Grovyle to come back. 18-Volt and 9-Volt can be heard singing along the radio at their SUV.
• The song can also be heard at the Pokémon Center in Diamond City.