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Rating:  Summary: Yankovic's life through the 1970s is documented Review: Dolgan writes Yankovic's bio through the 1970s. An interesting, easy-to read book on the life America's Polka King, Frankie Yankovic. The book showcases Frank's tremendous achievements for the polka movement and depicts his turbulent, troubled family life with his first wife June and the problems of being a "star" and having a family. For those interested in polka music, this is an enjoyable, enlightening read!
Rating:  Summary: Yankovic's life through the 1970s is documented Review: Dolgan writes Yankovic's bio through the 1970s. An interesting, easy-to read book on the life America's Polka King, Frankie Yankovic. The book showcases Frank's tremendous achievements for the polka movement and depicts his turbulent, troubled family life with his first wife June and the problems of being a "star" and having a family. For those interested in polka music, this is an enjoyable, enlightening read!
Rating:  Summary: A must-read for Yankovic fans Review: Most of us who like Frankie Yankovic have been able to get only a glimmer of the man himself, through liner notes and a video. This book completes the picture. Author Robert Dolgan lets Frankie speak for himself, even allowing the blue-collar English to come through unedited -- "let me tell you about a jaunt me and the Yanks took recently". Yankovic's complicated life through the mid-70s is covered in a way that finally allows his fans to understand what made this top-notch showman tick.
Rating:  Summary: A must-read for Yankovic fans Review: Most of us who like Frankie Yankovic have been able to get only a glimmer of the man himself, through liner notes and a video. This book completes the picture. Author Robert Dolgan lets Frankie speak for himself, even allowing the blue-collar English to come through unedited -- "let me tell you about a jaunt me and the Yanks took recently". Yankovic's complicated life through the mid-70s is covered in a way that finally allows his fans to understand what made this top-notch showman tick.
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