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My morning conspiracy theory:
I have a record called Teach Yourself to Play Folk & Rock Guitar. The cover is quite awesome. The guy on the front is from Farmington Hills, Michigan.
But nowhere is his name listed. Who is he? The lessons are quite good. .
Next to this record in my collection (in the awesome cover section) is probably my gem. Father Frank Perkovich and The Perkatones with Joe Cvek and The Polka Mass-Ters Orchestra.
Oh yes.
His hands come out of the accordian like Jesus’s. The back cover talks of converting beer halls to church halls.
Father Perk proclaims, “Of course, I’m an old jitterbug from way back.” Yes, father, you are the man. But who is your sidekick there, Joe Cvek, pictured here on the back cover?
It’s the Robin to Batman, the Bunny Wailer to Bob Marley, the….Mystery Man from the Beginner Guitar Record!
From the back cover of Beginner Guitar
Look more closely:
Yes, Joe Cvek, the jig is up. We know who you are. You recorded “Teach Yourself”, the record flopped and you skipped town to join the Perkatones. In any event, here is song , from Father Frank, the Perkatones, Joe Cvek and the Polka Mass-ters Orchestra:
