POLKA TIME!!! Cousin Fuzzy and his Cousins / Cuckoo Waltz / Polkaland 586 / 1955

1950s polka band from Green Bay, Wisconsin, featuring Earl “Fuzzy” McNellis (trumpet), Agnes Benz (accordion), Bob Connelly (trumpet), Ralph Highdale (bass), Clarence “Tintcy” Forslund (guitar), Joan Jandrain (‘Milkmaid’ vocal), Pat Bakkom (‘Milkmaid’ vocal). Check out Shawn Connelly's info about Fuzzy's Band and his Documentary (Shawn is the grandson of trumpet player Bob Connelly!): https://sites.google.com/view/wiscons... The Polkaland Recording Company grew out of David A. Bensman’s recording studio, built in the back of his newly renovated Sheboygan Radio and Record Center which opened in 1949. Bensman, the son of Russian immigrants to Wisconsin, was the printer of a weekly newspaper during the 1930s, and provided PA systems for fairs and other public events. Early Polkaland releases were RCA masters recorded 1951-54. Recorded frequently by Bensman were Romy Gosz, Cousin Fuzzy, Dick Rodgers, Dick Metko, Russ Zimmerman and Bruno Randles, among many others. Bensman also operated WSHE radio in Sheboygan from 1955 to 1958. He passed away in 1963 at the age of 50 with no mention of Polkaland Records in his obituary. [Cuckoo Waltz, Cousin Fuzzy and his Cousins, Polkaland 586, recorded 1955, matrix 55-085] The flip side of this disk is Lonesome For You Annabelle:    • POLKA TIME!!! Cousin Fuzzy and his Cousins...   Polka Playlist:    • Polka Time