Wine Polka / Wedding Waltz
Gene Wisniewski And His Harmony Bells Orchestra, Gene Wisniewski And His Harmony Bells Orchestra, The Wayfarers (16)
- Label
- Dana
- Catalog number
- 2056
- Format
- 10" · 78 RPM
- Country
- US
- Genre
- Folk, World, & Country
What’s on it
Wine Polka / Wedding Waltz has 2 tracks. Open a track to see who wrote, played on and produced it.
AWine Polka
- Written-By
- Alan Foster (5), Frederick Charles Van Scoyk, Vin Roddie
BWedding Waltz
- Written-By
- Jack Liebmann, Nick Castle (2)
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Where it came from
Released on the Dana label in the late 1940s, 'Wine Polka' / 'Wedding Waltz' by Gene Wisniewski and His Harmony Bells Orchestra represents the peak popularity of the polka craze in post-World War II America. Dana Records, based in New York, was instrumental in bringing ethnic music, particularly Polish-American sounds, into the mainstream record market. Wisniewski, a prominent bandleader of the era, was known for his tight, dance-oriented arrangements that catered to the vibrant social hall and ballroom culture of the time.
The record design follows the standard aesthetic for independent labels of that period, utilizing minimalist sleeve art or simple company-branded sleeves that emphasized the label's logo and the catalog number. These tracks were crafted to satisfy the high demand for authentic, high-energy dance music at weddings and community gatherings, cementing Wisniewski's reputation as a cornerstone of the Polish-American polka sound before the genre’s shift in the mid-1950s.
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