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The Leo Greco Band
Leo Greco's Band is well known in the midwest for playing a variety of music, including polka and waltzes.
Leo Greco led a seven piece band from 1948 to 1969, and created recordings of songs from many different backgrounds.
His variety of German, Czech, and American tunes are as popular today as they were fifty years ago.
Polkas & Waltzes Heard On WMT
There are 30 tunes on the album and they are as follows:
- Mein Hute-Lauterbach
- Mockingbird Hill
- Swiss Boy Waltz
- Oklahoma Waltz
- Waltz With Me
- Wisconsin Waltz
- Blue Skirt Waltz
- At the Spring Waltz
- Prune Song
- Du, Du, Liegst Mer In Herzen
- Ach Du Lieber
- Driftwood Waltz
- Ducks On The Pond
- Always
- Anniversary Waltz
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- In Heaven There Is No Beer
- Wooden Heart
- Clarinet Polka
- Old Milwaukee Polka
- Red Wine Polka
- Annie In Cabbage Patch
- Rain, Rain Polka
- Julida Polka
- Dick's Polka
- Tom Cat Polka
- Helena Polka
- Fireman's Polka
- Pretty Dancing Girl
- Barbara Polka
- Dizzy Fingers Polka
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These are all well known and the ones Leo has chosen for your listening pleasure are: Du, Du, Liegst Mer In Herzen; Prune Song; Waltz With Me; and the Clarinet Polka played on the trumpet.
Also, we have Leo's second CD and cassette: The Best of Leo Greco and Friends, a variety of pop, country, and old time favorites. It has 29 tunes, including Jim Doyne's Nostalgia #1, #2 and #3 (which are also available in Jim Doyne's book Wonderful Memories and Treasures, volume 1.)
The Best of Leo Greco and Friends
There are 29 tracks on the album and they are as follows:
- Nostalgia #1
- Nostalgia #2
- Nostalgia #3
- On a Little Farm in Ioway
- Mirror, Mirror
- Hot Lips
- Sugar Blues
- Parade of the Wooden Soldiers
- Little Red Wagon
- Honey Bee Waltz
- Happy Anniversary
- M-O-T-H-E-R
- That Little Boy of Mine
- I'll Keep on Loving You
- Waltz Across Texas
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- On & On With You
- Ducks on the Pond
- Hi Neighbor
- Pretty Dancing Girl
- Happy Birthday Polka
- Driftwood Waltz
- How Great Thou Art
- Old Rugged Cross
- An Evening Prayer
- Surely Goodness & Mercy
- Take My Hand Precious Lord
- Just A Closer Walk With Thee
- Known only to Him
- Someday There'll Be No Tomorrow
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You can listen to these gems: On a Little Farm in Ioway; Dale Thomas singing M-O-T-H-E-R; Little Red Wagon; and a sample from Jim Doyne's Nostalgia #3.
The CDs are $14.00 and the Cassettes are $10.00, which includes shipping and handling, and you may purchase them from:
Leo Greco
WMT Radio
Box 2147
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406
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| Dale Thomas singing M-O-T-H-E-R |
CD: The Best of Leo Greco and Friends
Label: LG Recordings
Credits: Sung by Dale Thomas |
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| This is a 30 second sample of Jim Doyne's Nostalgia #3, which is also available in Jim Doyne's book "Wonderful Memories and Treasures, volume 1." |
CD: The Best of Leo Greco and Friends
Label: LG Recordings
Credits: Jim Doyne |
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CD: The Best of Leo Greco and Friends
Label: LG Recordings
Credits: Sung by Leo Greco |
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