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Gaby Haas and his CFRN-TV Chuckwagon Gang (full album, 1963)




\"The Best in the West\" (full album, 1963) by Gaby Haas and his CFRN TV Chuckwagon Gang. Track listing below.



Gaby Haas, \"Canada's Mr. Polka\" was an Edmonton, Alberta musical legend. He hosted and performed on many shows on CFRN-TV, including \"Chuckwagon\" from 1955 to 1969. This album, \"The Best in the West,\" was released during that show's heyday in 1963. For a more complete bio of Gaby Haas, visit https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2015/09/29/canadas-mr-polka-gaby-haas/



Track listing:

0:00 - Black Mountain Rag (Fiddle: Frankie Rodgers)

2:43 - Listen to the Mocking Bird (Fiddle: Frankie Rodgers)

5:33 - Blue Mountain Waltz (Accordion: Gaby Haas)

8:23 - Babe's Two-Step (Guitar: Clarence \"Babe\" Ploof)

10:38 - Here and There (Fiddle: Ole Kristensen)

12:43 - Ploof's Breakdown (Guitar: Clarence \"Babe\" Ploof)

14:39 - Old MacDonald's Farm (Fiddle: Frankie Rodgers, Voice: Old Dad Taylor)

16:55 - Skiffle Fiddle (Fiddle: Frankie Rodgers)

19:24 Crazy Strings (Fiddle: Frankie Rodgers)

21:58 Jackson's Hornpipe (Fiddle: Ole Kristensen)



Credits on the label:

Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8, 9: arr. and fiddle Frankie Rodgers

Track 3: arr. and accordion Gaby Haas

Tracks 4 & 6: writer, guitar Clarence \"Babe\" Ploof

Track 5: arr. and fiddle Ole Kristensen

Track 10: arr. T. Jackson, fiddle Ole Kristensen

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