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Whoopee John Wilfahrt
voc, 1893-1961
Singer of Folk
A.k.a. Hans Anthony Wilfahrt
Concertina player, bandleader, pioneer of "Dutchman" or "New Ulm" style polka music. Born May 11, 1893, on a farm near New Ulm, Minnesota. Died June 15, 1961, in St. Paul, Minnesota. Wilfahrt began making records in the 1920s for the Brunswick, Vocalion, Okeh, and Columbia labels. In 1934, he was signed to Decca as the label's second artist. (Bing Crosby was first.) Inducted posthumously to the International Polka Association Hall of Fame (1976) and the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame (1989)
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Popular Tracks 
In Heaven There Is No Beer on Polka's Greatest Hits Volume 4 by Various Artists Tennessee Waltz on Polka's Greatest Hits Volume 4 by Various Artists Pennsylvania Polka on Polka's They Don't Get No Better by Various Artists Lauterbach Waltz Medley on Polka's All Time Greatest Hits Volume 2 by Various Artists Edelweiss on Polka's They Don't Get No Better by Various Artists Ping Pong Polka on Polka's They Don't Get No Better by Various Artists Schatzie on Polka's They Don't Get No Better by Various Artists Peanuts Polka on Polka's Greatest Hits Volume 4 by Various Artists Joan Pa Snippen & Nikolina on Polka's Greatest Hits Volume 4 by Various Artists New Ulm Polka on The Whoopee John Story by Whoopee John WilfahrtTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Best Of "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1973 | Compil. |
| "Whoopee" John Wilfahrt's Golden Favorites | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1961 | Compil. |
| Lindenau Polka / Dutch Lullaby | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1959 | Single |
| The Great One | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1952 | Album |
| Lindenan / The Orphan | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1934 | Album |
| Harmony Schottische / West Wind Polka | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1934 | Album |
| Snow Flower Polka / Golden Days Polka | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1934 | Album |
| Laendler No. 13 / Blue Eyes | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1934 | Album |
| Coco Bola Polka / Mariechen Waltz | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1934 | Album |
| Cuckoo Waltz / Oh Susanna | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1934 | Album |
| Spring Time / Laendler No. 20 | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | 1934 | Album |
| Agnes / I'm Coming | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album | |
| Tinker Polka / Clarinet Polka | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album | |
| The Original Whoopee John Band | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album | |
| Helena Polka / Holzauction Schottische | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album | |
| The Original Whoopee John Band | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album | |
| Concertina Waltz / West Wind Polka | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Single | |
| The Whoopee John Story | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Compil. | |
| The Worlds Greatest Polka Package | Frank Yankovic, Harold Loeffelmacher, The Six Fat Dutchmen, Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Compil. | |
| The Original Whoopee John Band | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album | |
| Whoopee John's 40 Greatest hits | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Compil. | |
| Mariechen Waltz / Tanta Anna | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Single | |
| Walburga / Eddie's Waltz | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album | |
| The Original Whoopee John Band | Whoopee John Wilfahrt | Album |
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