Joseph Michael Miskulin (born January 6, 1949) is an American accordionist and producer. In a music career spanning more than four decades, Joey Miskulin has collaborated with a range of artists including Johnny Cash, John Denver, Emmylou Harris, Paul McCartney, Ricky Skaggs, Ricky Van Shelton, Andy Williams, Frankie Yankovic, as well as many others. He is a performer, studio musician, producer and pedagogue.
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Birth name | Joseph Michael Miskulin |
Also known as | Joey the CowPolka King |
Born | (1949-01-06) January 6, 1949 (age 73) |
Genres | Western swing |
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Years active | 1960–present |
Website | www |
As a child in Chicago, Miskulin displayed early signs of musical prodigy, spontaneously showing an interest in the accordion by the time he was four.[1] Beginning music training a year later, Joey was performing professionally by age eleven with the Ronnie Lee Band, and had his first recording produced by Roman Possedi at age twelve.[1] A year later, the boy would meet Frankie Yankovic, forming a personal and professional relationship with the man known as "America's Polka King" that would last a lifetime.
Miskulin toured the United States with Yankovic as his featured accordionist for six years, writing and arranging songs between performances.[2]
In the 1990s, he rejoined Riders In The Sky, and with them is billed as "Joey the Cowpolka King".
Dolgan, Bob (2006). America's Polka King: The Real Story of Frankie Yankovic. Cleveland, OH: Gray & Company, Publishers. ISBN 978-1-59851-026-3
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