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09-Mar-2018
Joey Miskulin Inducted Into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville – USAby Rob Howard |
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 Joey Miskulin is the first accordionist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (picture above), and the ceremony will take place in Nashville on April 14th. This honour is in recognition of the exceptionally prolific contribution he has made to the recording industry, having played on hundreds of albums with many of country and popular music’s best known names over many years. Since the 1970s, Joey Miskulin has recorded with the likes of Paul McCartney, U2, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, Ricky Van Shelton, Emmylou Harris, Frankie Yankovic, Garth Brooks, to name but some. Also a singer, arranger, and producer, Joey Miskulin is well known for performing country music as ‘Joey the Cowpolka King’ with the band Riders in the Sky and polkas with Frankie Yankovic, but his versatility extends into jazz, evidenced by his album, ‘The Other Side of the Fence’. Also in 1990 for his ground breaking ‘Accordion Styles and Techniques’ video/DVD, which was the first video of its kind. Miskulin’s production credits include ‘Toy Story’ for Disney/Pixar, and recently in Shanghai, China, where he spent two weeks working with the Walt Disney Company. |