Władysław Daniłowski
Władysław Daniłowski (also known by his pseudonyms Władysław Dan and Walter Dana, April 26, 1902 - March 4, 2000) was a Polish and American pianist, composer and singer.
A pioneer of jazz and tango in Poland, in the United States he is best known as a promoter of polka music.
He wrote the score for the first Polish sound film.
Born April 26, 1902 in Warsaw, then in the Russian-held Congress Poland, to a renowned Polish writer and revolutionary Gustaw Daniłowski.
In 1919 he joined the Polish Army and served with distinction during the Polish-Bolshevist War.
Following demobilisation he started studies at the Warsaw Conservatory.
He studied piano under tutelage of Henryk Melcer-Szczawiński and theory of music in the class of Piotr Rytel.
In 1926 he also graduated from the law faculty of the University of Warsaw.
In late 1920s Daniłowski spent two years working for the Polish embassy in Paris, where he fell in love with jazz and tango, two styles of music gaining increasing popularity in Europe at that time.
Upon his return to Poland he started composing for the "Qui Pro Quo" cabaret.
Numerous songs written for the star of the cabaret, Hanka Ordonówna, gained him much fame in Warsaw and then in the entire country.
Also in 1928 he founded a "Chór DanaDan's Choir"), modelled after "The Revelers".
In 1929 he also formed an "Argentinian Choir V. Dana" which helped popularise tango in Poland, to the extent that already by the start of the 1930s it started to be considered a part of Warsaw's folklore.
His music gained him much fame in 1930s Poland and he became one of the most popular composers of the time.
His songs were sung by many of the most notable vocalists of the epoch, including Adam Aston, Mieczysław Fogg, Zofia Terné and Mira Zimińska-Sygietyńska, to name but a few.
In 1930 he also wrote the score for the first Polish sound film, the "Moralność Pani Dulskiej".
He later wrote scores for numerous other films, including "Dziesięciu z Pawiaka" (1931), "Dvanáct křesel" (1933), "Wacuś" (1935) and "Dodek na froncie" (1936).
The lyrics for his songs were written by some of the most renowned Polish authors of the time, including Julian Tuwim, Marian Hemar, Konrad Tom and Jerzy Jurandot.
Until 1939 he was also the head of the Popular Music Department of the Polish Radio, at the same time he continued a successful diplomatic career for the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Following the outbreak of World War II Daniłowski moved to Italy and then in 1940 to the United States.
There he re-activated his Dana Choir under a new name ("Dana Ensemble") and adopted a new pseudonym - Walter Dana.
He worked as a speaker for numerous Polish-language radio stations and signed contracts with Harmonia and RCA Victor record companies.
In the 1940s he also founded his own label, Dana Records.
In hid capacity of record company executive, promoter, and publisher, he was largely responsible for the "big-band" sound of polka music that became pre-eminent in the America.
Jimmy Sturr states that He started what is known today as polka music, it's as simple as that, In 1958 he moved to Miami Beach.
Later in his life he transitioned to a composer of classical music.
He died March 4, 2000 and was buried in the Southern Memorial Park.
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Who Stole the Kishka?
Who Stole the Kishka?, originally spelled
"Who Stole the Keeshka?" is a traditional polka tune, written by Walter Dana (music) and Walter Solek (lyrics).
It was recorded and performed by various bands.
One popular version was familiar to American radio audiences from a 1963 recording by Grammy award-winning polka artist Frankie Yankovic.
According to an obituary for Walt Solek, who wrote and recorded the song, "Keeshka always gets the crowd going at a Polkaholics show as it has since it was recorded in the 1950s with English lyrics!"
The song ends with the pleading refrain "but please bring back my kishka".
Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?
" Who Stole the Cookie from the Cookie Jar?" or the Cookie Jar Song is a sing- along game of children's music.
The song is an infinite- loop motif, where each verse directly feeds into the next.
The game begins with the children sitting or standing, arranged in an inward- facing circle.
The song usually begins with the group leader asking who stole a cookie from an imaginary( or sometimes real) cookie jar, followed by the name of one of the children in the circle.
The child questions the" accusation," answered by an affirmation from the" accuser," followed by continued denial from the" accused."
The accuser asks who stole the cookie, followed by the accused's saying the name of another child in the circle.
The call- and- answer is potentially infinitely recursive, limited only by the number of participants or the amount of time the participants wish to spend on it.
Sometimes, a clapping or snapping beat is used by the children in the circle.
Sometimes, the other children in the group sing along with the" accuser" after the" accused" has been identified.
Some variations on the theme include the use by teachers of the song as a lesson in keeping with a beat and improvisation.
As with many children's songs, there can be many variations on the execution of the performance.
The song's lyrics are usually:
This is followed by the" accused" saying the name of someone else, as name of a child in the circle") stole the cookie from the cookie jar," and the subsequent back- and- forth lines are repeated.
The song may be repeated ad infinitum or it may end- if it is being performed as part of a game, where members of the group are eliminated by failing to keep up with the prescribed beat or eliminated as a result of being chosen as one of the accused.
The song, and game, is featured as one of the sequences in" Grandpa's Magical Toys"; the only accusation that is missing is that of the Dutch Girl, and she reveals that she got all the toys and the last cookie.
The song was also done on three episodes of Barney& Friends.
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The song was also used in the" Family Guy" episode" When You Wish Upon a Weinstein."
The song was used in The Simpsons episode" Kamp Krustier" where Chief Wiggum arrests two kids after they sing it in a group activity.
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Question: Where did the composer of song Who Stole The Kishka? die?
Answer: Miami Beach