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VERY rare and very excellent Cuca release from these Driftless polka/country/jazz hotshots! Only one copy has been up on eBay that we can find, back in 2013. Ole tells a joke before every song!!

HEAR (from this copy) the Country/Dixieland take on "Cotten Fields" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5E8129QPuQ&t=42s

HEAR "EIEIEIO Polka - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWsosmErCM8&t=17s

From Plain, Wisconsin, in the Driftless Area. In 1948, Harlan Fingerhut and Joe Wankerl started playing with the Badger Valley Boys, a band that played for WWCF radio station out of Baraboo. Being of an innovative nature, these two musicians decided to form their own local band and soon, with several friends, they were beating out polkas, waltzes, and country western tunes. Harlan Fingerhut played the drums, Joe Wankerl the tuba, Kenneth Rieder the accordion, LeRoy Walters the trumpet, Dick Strait, vocals, guitar, or banjo, and Hank Dederick trumpet, tuba, or base guitar; a formidable group!

Their most requested song, "E-I-O Polka," was recorded in 1967 and crossed the ocean to Bavaria. In 1971 (recorded in 1970), this outgoing group cut their first album, "Saturday Night with the Plain Hot Shots," at the Sauk City recording studio. The popularity of their infectious rhythm won wide recognition and soon they were taking in larger areas, traveling to La Crosse, Madison, and Waunakee.

The Plain Hot Shots Featuring Ole Hanson – Saturday Night With The The Plain Hot Shots
Label:Cuca Records – KS-713
Format: Vinyl, LP
Country:US

A1Just Because A2Cotton Fields A3Frankie And Johnny A4Rosalinda A5O Susanna Schottische A6Rain, Rain Polka A7Red Raven Polka

B1Peanuts Polka B2Mountain Dew B3Five Foot Two B4St. Paul Waltz B5Cheatin' Heart B6E-I-E-I-O Polka