peanuts polka artists

[john_M]

Hi,
I was trying to remember the name of a band that
recorded the peanuts polka in the 1960s so I might find
it for my mother's birthday as a present, as it was one of
her favorites.
I did some web searching and found recordings by polka padre,
myron floren, etc., but I don't think the one I was looking for
was anyone of those. I would probably remember the name if I heard
it. I can still picture the 45rpm record, I think it was an orange
label. This was in the Midwest near Chicago, so it might have
been one of those local labels.

Does anyone remember it? If you have it, I would love
just to get it to make a copy of it, and would gladly
compensate. Please reply to johhnyx"at"aol.com, with
the correct symbol "@" replacing the "at" in the address
above.

My mother used to listen to this with my Dad, who has passed
away, and it would really bring back memories to her if I
could find it. I remember it being a really happy little ditty.

Thanks,
John

[Pavlovjt1]

One of the great non-Polka band renditions of The Peanuts Polka was by none
other than Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass (not to be confused with the many
Polka bands with Brass in their names ! ! !)
If memory is correct, it was from the 1960's era.

John Pavlovcak

[John Gawlak]

The oldest version of The Peanuts Polka I know of was recoded by Art Perko
of Cleveland sometime during the late 50's/early 60's. It's Slovenian style.
Hope this helps you out.

-John Gawlak

[Ted Lange]

I'm pretty sure these weren't released on 45's, but there are two more
versions not mentioned here yet:

Marv Herzog recorded this on one of his older albums. You can contact
Teresa Herzog through the band's website for more information about which
recording it's on. http://www.marvherzog.com

Also, "The Sounds" recorded a really nice version of this song. I'm pretty
sure you can get it from Jimmy K Polkas... http://www.jimmykpolkas.com

Hope you find what you're looking for!

Ted Lange
Power Supply
http://www.powersupplyband.com

Post by john_M
Hi,
I was trying to remember the name of a band that
recorded the peanuts polka in the 1960s so I might find
it for my mother's birthday as a present, as it was one of
her favorites.
I did some web searching and found recordings by polka padre,
myron floren, etc., but I don't think the one I was looking for
was anyone of those. I would probably remember the name if I heard
it. I can still picture the 45rpm record, I think it was an orange
label. This was in the Midwest near Chicago, so it might have
been one of those local labels.
Does anyone remember it? If you have it, I would love
just to get it to make a copy of it, and would gladly
compensate. Please reply to johhnyx"at"aol.com, with
above.
My mother used to listen to this with my Dad, who has passed
away, and it would really bring back memories to her if I
could find it. I remember it being a really happy little ditty.
Thanks,
John

[Bill Smythe]

.... I was trying to remember the name of a band that
recorded the peanuts polka in the 1960s ....

Frankie Yankovic did a terrific recording of this number on the LP vinyl
Polkas and Waltzes Just for Fun, Columbia CS 9223, in about 1966. It might
also have been on a 45 -- I seem to remember some Columbia 45s had orange
labels.

Unfortunately, though, I'm not set up to make computer copies of vinyls.

Bill Smythe

[Hirtfan]

Peanut's Polka is actually a mexican polka. You can find it on the album
"Whipped Cream and other Delights" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. To the
best of my knowledge that is the first United States introduction of that tune.

Regards,

Jeff Mleczko

[Lenny Gomulka]

Post by Hirtfan
Peanut's Polka is actually a mexican polka. You can find it on the album
"Whipped Cream and other Delights" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. To the
best of my knowledge that is the first United States introduction of that tune.
Regards,
Jeff Mleczko

I'll go along with Mitch Moskal. Peanuts Polka as I knew it was
recorded in the early to mid 60's by The Sunglows. (That was before
my time of course but I'll take Mitch's word for it since he was
around then.) It wasn't until about 1-2 years later when it was
recorded by Herb Alpert. I believe Happy Louie's recording on MGM was
one of the first if not THE first "actual polka bands" to remake
Peanuts which was featured on Happy's MGM LP and probably one of the
best Happy Louie LP's out there which was also recorded right in that
same time frame of the mid 60's. Right Mitch? Since then numerous
bands have recorded that song including yours truly with the Chicago
Push. Later in years, some polka artists have even assumed publishing
rights to that song. I have a sneaky suspicion that song may have had
a life somewhere even before The Sunglows.

Thanks for reading.
Lenny Gomulka

[Tommy Reder]

I think the first polka version of Peanuts Polka was by Stankey and the Coal
Miners in the mid 60's.

Tommy Reder

Post by Lenny Gomulka

Post by Hirtfan
Peanut's Polka is actually a mexican polka. You can find it on the album
"Whipped Cream and other Delights" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. To the
best of my knowledge that is the first United States introduction of that tune.
Regards,
Jeff Mleczko

I'll go along with Mitch Moskal. Peanuts Polka as I knew it was
recorded in the early to mid 60's by The Sunglows. (That was before
my time of course but I'll take Mitch's word for it since he was
around then.) It wasn't until about 1-2 years later when it was
recorded by Herb Alpert. I believe Happy Louie's recording on MGM was
one of the first if not THE first "actual polka bands" to remake
Peanuts which was featured on Happy's MGM LP and probably one of the
best Happy Louie LP's out there which was also recorded right in that
same time frame of the mid 60's. Right Mitch? Since then numerous
bands have recorded that song including yours truly with the Chicago
Push. Later in years, some polka artists have even assumed publishing
rights to that song. I have a sneaky suspicion that song may have had
a life somewhere even before The Sunglows.
Thanks for reading.
Lenny Gomulka

[Mitch]

Post by Lenny Gomulka

Post by Hirtfan
Peanut's Polka is actually a mexican polka. You can find it on the album
"Whipped Cream and other Delights" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. To the
best of my knowledge that is the first United States introduction of that tune.
Regards,
Jeff Mleczko

I'll go along with Mitch Moskal. Peanuts Polka as I knew it was
recorded in the early to mid 60's by The Sunglows. (That was before
my time of course but I'll take Mitch's word for it since he was
around then.) It wasn't until about 1-2 years later when it was
recorded by Herb Alpert. I believe Happy Louie's recording on MGM was
one of the first if not THE first "actual polka bands" to remake
Peanuts which was featured on Happy's MGM LP and probably one of the
best Happy Louie LP's out there which was also recorded right in that
same time frame of the mid 60's. Right Mitch? Since then numerous
bands have recorded that song including yours truly with the Chicago
Push. Later in years, some polka artists have even assumed publishing
rights to that song. I have a sneaky suspicion that song may have had
a life somewhere even before The Sunglows.
Thanks for reading.
Lenny Gomulka

In answer to my dear elder friend Lenny Gomulka's statement concerning
the release of the "PEANUTS" LP by Happy Louie, my research has
pinpointed the release of that MGM LP as late May/early June of 1965.
The Herb Alpert LP record "WHIPPED CREAM AND OTHER DELIGHTS" seems to
have been issued by A&M Records in May of 1965. This would seem to
indicate that the song was in fact getting a revival of sorts as the
45RPM single by Sunny & The Sunglows entered the BILLBOARD Hot 100
chart the week of May 8, 1965 (it never charted nationally in its
first release in 1962). The origin of the song seems to either be
Mexican or at least possibly based on a dance from Mexico's Northern
regions as the subtitle on the Sunglows 45 is (La Cacahuata).

Unless someone has additional documentation concerning an earlier
release other then that of Happy Louie, it would seem that Lenny's
statement that Happy Louie's version was the "first" Polka version may
well stand true.

Mitch Moskal

[Chuck Podrasky]

There was also a version done by Gene Thomas and the Jolly Brothers... on a
red label (Studio 5)... in the late 60's.

Chuck

Post by john_M
Hi,
I was trying to remember the name of a band that
recorded the peanuts polka in the 1960s so I might find
it for my mother's birthday as a present, as it was one of
her favorites.
I did some web searching and found recordings by polka padre,
myron floren, etc., but I don't think the one I was looking for
was anyone of those. I would probably remember the name if I heard
it. I can still picture the 45rpm record, I think it was an orange
label. This was in the Midwest near Chicago, so it might have
been one of those local labels.
Does anyone remember it? If you have it, I would love
just to get it to make a copy of it, and would gladly
compensate. Please reply to johhnyx"at"aol.com, with
above.
My mother used to listen to this with my Dad, who has passed
away, and it would really bring back memories to her if I
could find it. I remember it being a really happy little ditty.
Thanks,
John