WOELK, Ralph "Whitey" - Revision history

Randylyon at 18:44, 13 October 2023

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	[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). In 1945 Woelk, graduated from the Navy School of Music, in Washington, D.C. The training he received included instrumental and choral training, ensemble playing, and instruction in theoretical subjects. He was also given training in military drill, seamanship, and athletics. (1)		[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). In 1945 Woelk graduated from the Navy School of Music in Washington, D.C. The training he received included instrumental and choral training, ensemble playing, and instruction in theoretical subjects. He was also given training in military drill, seamanship, and athletics. (1)

	Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton Trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.		Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton Trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.

Randylyon at 16:26, 26 December 2020

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	[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). In 1945 Woelk, graduated from the Navy School of Music, in Washington, D.C. The training he received included instrumental and choral training, ensemble playing, and instruction in theoretical subjects. He was also given training in military drill, seamanship, and athletics. (1) Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton Trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.		[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). In 1945 Woelk, graduated from the Navy School of Music, in Washington, D.C. The training he received included instrumental and choral training, ensemble playing, and instruction in theoretical subjects. He was also given training in military drill, seamanship, and athletics. (1)

	In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and ~~[[FUHRMAN, Gus\|~~Gus ~~FUHRMAN]]~~ on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].		Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton Trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.

			In the 1930s, Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and Gus Fuhrman on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].

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	[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). In 1945 Woelk, graduated from the Navy School of Music, in Washington, D.C. The training he received ~~incuded~~ instrumental and choral training, ensemble playing, and instruction in theoretical subjects. He was also given training in military drill, seamanship, and athletics. (1) Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton ~~trio~~ throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.		[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA--Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). In 1945 Woelk, graduated from the Navy School of Music, in Washington, D.C. The training he received included instrumental and choral training, ensemble playing, and instruction in theoretical subjects. He was also given training in military drill, seamanship, and athletics. (1) Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton Trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.

	In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].		In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].

Randylyon at 19:31, 1 October 2017

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	[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). ~~Jazz great~~. Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.		[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). In 1945 Woelk, graduated from the Navy School of Music, in Washington, D.C. The training he received incuded instrumental and choral training, ensemble playing, and instruction in theoretical subjects. He was also given training in military drill, seamanship, and athletics. (1) Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.

	In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and Gus ~~Fuhrman~~ on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].		In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].

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			1. "Men and Women in Service," ''Telegraph-Herald'', June 29, 1945, p. 15

	[[Category: Musician]]		[[Category: Musician]]

Randylyon at 05:34, 10 November 2010

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	WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). Jazz great. Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.		[[Image:whiteywoelk.jpg\|left\|thumb\|200px\|Oil painting of "Whitey" Woelk. Photo courtesy: Paul Hemmer]]WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). Jazz great. Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus\|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.

	In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and Gus Fuhrman on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].		In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and Gus Fuhrman on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].

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Randylyon at 03:58, 27 December 2008

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	In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and Gus Fuhrman on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].		In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and Gus Fuhrman on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].

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New page: WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). Jazz great. Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Fren...

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WOELK, Ralph "Whitey." (Dubuque, IA-Dubuque, IA, Dec. 23, 1981). Jazz great. Woelk has been called the greatest bass player to be heard in Dubuque. For five years he traveled with the Frenchy Bouton trio throughout the Midwest before the group broke up. He later played with the [[FUHRMAN, Gus|Gus FUHRMAN]] band.

In the 1930s. Woelk joined Mark Gavin on clarinet, Joe Chevalier on guitar, Russ Evans on drums and Gus Fuhrman on accordion as Mark Gavin's "Mississippi Mountaineers." They played on WKBB Radio from 6:00 to 6:15 every evening on Dubuque's first live, musical show to have a sponsor, [[DUBUQUE STAR BREWING COMPANY]].