NRR Project: “Just Because”
Composed by Joe Shelton, Sydney Robin, and Bob Shelton
Performed by Frankie Yankovic and his Yanks
Recorded 1948
2:59
I could not do better than Bob Dolgan’s expert essay on this subject. Read it here!
Frankie Yankovic was an inspired accordionist, and his polkas appealed to the big Slavic audiences of the Midwest. This tune made him nationally popular!
The National Recording Registry Project tracks one writer’s expedition through all the recordings in the National Recording Registry in chronological order. Next time: Manteca.
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