Little Red Wagon, by Leo Greco

Little Red Wagon

by Leo Greco

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©ough©ool A great piece of history, I've never considered polka a genre to listen to, but with the crossbreeding of old country, I find it easy to get beautifully lost

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1.	Joey's Song 01:32	buy track
2.	Wings Of A Snow White Dove 02:04	buy track
3.	I Never Knew What Love Was 02:19	buy track
4.	Tennessee Waltz 02:14	buy track
5.	Wheels 02:10	buy track
6.	When The Snow Falls 01:41	buy track
7.	Prune Song 01:55	buy track
8.	Beer Barrel Polka 01:59	buy track
9.	Anniversary Waltz 02:19	buy track
10.	Bobby's Bounce 02:14	buy track
11.	Ach Du Lieber 01:34	buy track
12.	Song Of The Wanderer 01:25	buy track
13.	Little Red Wagon 01:30	buy track
14.	Little Green Valley 01:51	buy track

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"Imagine you're a radio personality and regional country/polka star in 1960s Iowa. You crank out a few records and folks...well, they know who you are. Fast forward to the 1990s and you're old(er) and your legacy has been all but cast aside. No one under the age of 75 gives a shit about polka, and the classic swing you know as "country" has been replaced by Alan Jackson and Billy Ray Cyrus. So, what do you do? How do you stake your claim on your own history...how do you leave your mark? Obviously, you self release your debut LP on cassette so some other irrelevant fellow past his prime can pick it up in a thrift store in Utah for 49¢ a few decades later.

Was it worth it? Absolutely. The guitar (most notably on "Wheels") has a Billy Mure caliber pep, the occasional horns add an indescribably Midwest drunken lumber, and Greco's second tier croon is smooth and endearing. Half dollar well spent - legacy secured. "

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released January 1, 1960

LOCATION: Oelwein & Cedar Rapids

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