101 Strings Orchestra was a brand for a highly successful easy listening symphonic music organization, with a discography exceeding 150 albums and a creative lifetime of around 30 years beginning in 1957.
101 Strings had a trademark sound, focusing on melody with a laid-back ambiance most often featuring strings. Their LPs were individualized by the slogan “The Sound of Magnificence”, a puffy cloud logo and sepia-toned photo of the orchestra.
The 101 Strings orchestra included 124 string instruments, and was conducted by Wilhelm Stephan. The orchestra’s famous official photograph was taken in the Musikhalle Hamburg.
Songs of 101 String you can hear at Instrumentals Forever:
| A Taste Of Soul |
| Aura Lee (Love Me Tender) |
| Call Me Irresponsible |
| Everybody Loves Somebody |
| Feelings |
| Guantanamera |
| Memory from ”Cats” |
| Moon River |
| Music Box Dancer |
| Nancy’s Song |
| New York New York |
| Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head |
| Scarborough Fair |
| Strangers In The Night |
| Summer Of ’42 |
| The Girl From Ipanema |
| The Shadow Of Your Smile |
| Theme from ”Elvira Madigan” |
| This Guy’s In Love With You |