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"when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also be referred to as an upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, ...doghouse bass, dog-house, ...or bunkhouse bass." (Wikipedia)

My father, Charlie, played the bass in a Canadian band in the 1950s hence the name!

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Walter Ostanek article (mention of Ranch Boys)

At 72, he’s still the Polka King
`If it’s lively music they want, I’m the guy,’ says world-renowned Grammy winner Walter Ostanek
Aug 09, 2007 04:30 AM
Greg Quill
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMNIST
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE–Walter Ostanek is never late.
In 24 years, the 72-year-old triple Grammy winner, Canada’s beloved Polka King and the pride of St. Catharines, has only missed two shows at his […]

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756

Thank goodness Barry hit #756.
Now maybe we can focus on whats important…like the latest news about Paris Hilton and Lindsey Lohan.

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Just a Pretty Voice on the Radio?

To hear Lale Anderson, Zarah Leander (discussed below) and a number of versions of Lili Marleen…go to: http://www.germaniaclub.homestead.com/
The following items were taken from my Ontario DX Association column (originally “Listening In”, now “Programming Matters”) between 1999 and 2001. It took me a while to find these files. Some things might be a bit out of […]

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Hollywood Plagiarism

Ever seen “The Untouchables” with Kevin Costner?
Remember the scene with the baby carriage?
Here is the film they stole it from
The film is The Battleship Potemkin by the brilliant Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein.
No doubt some of these actors portraying victims of Tsarist oppression succumbed during the Stalinist oppression.
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Fairness in Music Pricing