KB-55 - SOMA 1035

CLEM BRAU and His Soma Serenaders

55

KB-55A - Josephine

KB-55B - Bubbles In The Wine

SOMA 1035

Minneapolis, MN

Clem was also a member of the Jolly Lumberjacks Band. Clem is also slightly famous for being in the band that played at the Surf ballroom in Clear lake, IA the day after Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper played and subsequently  died in a plane crash after the gig. Apparently, Clem told his brothers daughter that it was the saddest gig he ever played.

KB-54 - METRENOME 110

KUHFUSS BROTHERS

55

KB-54A - Simple Life Waltz

KB-54B - Dutch Frolic Polka

METRENOME 110

Rochester, MN

(Div of Be Beau Recording Co.)

KB-53 - METRENOME 109

KUHFUSS BROTHERS

55

KB-53A - Bunny Hop Schottische

KB-53B - Hired Hands Waltz

METRENOME 109

Rochester, MN

(Div of Be Beau Recording Co.)

Wabasha County Herald, Wabasha, MN, April 18, 1990

GARFIELD KUHFUSS

Garfield George Kuhfuss, 69, of Wabasha, formerly of Rochester, a longtime area musician and a retired former Rochester State Hospital employee, died Saturday, April 7, 1990 of an apparent heart attack at his home. He was born October 9, 1920 in West Albany, MN and married Esther L. Larson on August 9, 1939 in Rochester. Mr. Kuhfuss was a rehabilitation therapist at the former state hospital for 28 1/2 years. He was a musician and played with the Kuhfuss Brothers Band and the Gardy K. Band for many years. Mr. Kuhfuss was a member of the Rochester Eagles and Elks lodges and the Rochester Musician's Assn. Mrs. Kuhfuss died on Dec. 12, 1983. Survivors include two daughters, Patricia (Mrs. Ted) Bulaga of Mantorville and Carol (Mrs. James) Stocker of Jacksonville, FL; two sons, the Rev. Kim of LaCrosse, WI and Mark of Minneapolis, 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. A brother preceded him in death.

KB-52 - METRENOME 108

KUHFUSS BROTHERS

55

KB-52A - Out Of Tune Waltz

KB-52B - Eleen Polka

METRENOME 108

Rochester, MN

(Be Beau recording Co.)

Wabasha County (MN) Herald 3 March 1977

Verniel Lindy Kuhfuss, 49 of rural Wabasha, a former Rochester dance band arranger and drummer and a retired electronics scientist, died Saturday at the St Elizabeth Hospital emergency room in Wabasha. He was born May 22, 1927, in Red Wing, and married Ruth Wheeler here on June 17, 1950. He lived in Rochester from 1937 to 1955, working as an arranger and drummer for the Kuhfuss Brothers Dance Band. He also arranged music for Bennett and Greten band, Skippy Anderson, Lynn Kerns, Al Moehnke and the Six Fat Dutchmen bands.

He moved to Palo Alto, Calif., in 1955, working for the Varian Co. The family returned to this area in December. He was a World War II Navy veteran.

Source: https://www.discogs.com/Kuhfuss-Brothers-Out-Of-Tune-Waltz-Eleen-Polka/release/14505033

KB-51 - METRENOME 107

Kuhfuss Brothers

55

KB-51A – (No Info)

KB-51B – (No Info)

METRENOME MT 107

Rochester, Mn

(According to one family member, this issue was probably by the brothers.)

KB-50 - METRENOME 106

KUHFUSS BROTHERS

55

KB-50A - Lamplighter Waltz

KB-50B - Happy Heine Polka

METRENOME 106

Rochester, MN

KB-49 - NORTH STAR 2006

THE LITTLE FISHERMEN (Norm Wilke's)

55

KB-49A – Kiss Waltz

KB-49B – North Star Schottische

NORTH STAR 2006

1936 University Ave, St Paul, MN

More polka from the Little Fishermen.

KB-48 - SOMA 1034

JERRY DORSTAL And His Orchestra

55

KB-48A – Horse Gate Polka

KB-48B – Snowflake Waltz

SOMA 1034

119 North 9th St, Minneapolis, MN

More polka for the Minnesota masses!

KB-47 - SOMA 1033

JERRY DORSTAL And His Orchestra

55

KB-47A – You Promised Me

KB-47B – After The Morning

SOMA 1033

119 North 9th St, Minneapolis, MN

Jerry was inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame in 1997. Here is the brief bio recorded on his page:

"Jerry Dostal, known as “The King of Bohemian Music” started entertaining in the early 1930s and started his own eight member band.
The band entertained in many states and all over Minnesota, with the longest stint of playing every night for three months.
Jerry believes he was the first old-tyme band to use a sleeper bus, which he had built by a company in Chaska.
The Dostal Band did live broadcasts on many stations over the years and the band’s first recording, “PlaMor Waltz” was recorded in 1948.In 1940, Jerry and his wife, Ethel purchased the Swan Lake Pavilion on Silver Lake and later renamed it the Pla-Mor Ballroom.

Jerry played with many other area bands over the years and considers himself fortunate to have had such dedications from the musicians he played with."

KB-46 - KAY BANK 46

THE FOUR LORDS

55

KB-46A - The Day Isn't Long Enough

             So Long

KB-46B - Blue Moon

             Sh-Boom

KAY BANK 46

Minneapolis, MN

(The Four Lords Are: Bob Boylan, Dodd Wilson, Tom Roden, Paul Westmiller, Pat Barsness-Piano)

Source: https://www.45cat.com/record/kb46