Horn Man: The Polish-American Musician in Twentieth-Century Detroit |  | Author: Laurie A. Gomulka Palazzolo
Creators: Ann Hetzel, Ph.d. Gunkel, Thaddeus C., Ph.d. Radzilowski
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 1675955
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 440
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.5
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 8.6 x 1.1
ISBN: 0814331920
Dewey Decimal Number: 780.899185077434
EAN: 9780814331927
ASIN: 0814331920
Publication Date: October 2003
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Product Description
Detroit and its strong Polish community share in America's rich history of Polish music and customs. This work documents that history and details the development of the Polish-American musicians in Detroit who became known as "polka musicians", even though their music was very diversified.
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POLISH BIG BAND July 20, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ethnic music was big business from the dawn of recording through the 1950s, and the polka bands of Polish-American communities represented a vibrant mix of Horatio Alger pull-yourself-up-by-the-bootstraps, self-taught musicians who knew their art, and old-fashioned ethnic pride. For those brave enough to broach the narrow parameters defined by a politically correct "multiculturalism," this book can be a real insight into just how successful one ethnic community was.
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