Oct 11, 2026 · 49 min · 11 segments
Brian and Shannon sit back and listen to stories from Adam Munsterman
You know, that's one thing, and y- when you think about it, uh, over the years, you know, uh, there's a lot of musicians, and, uh, does it go hand in hand? A musician, is it usually a character?
I would imagine so, 'cause I mean, oh, between, like, Whoopie John or Sylvester Liebl, Jerry Shuff, to all, Earl Schmidt, they were all, I mean, just- Real characters.
So one of my favorite stories about Harold, uh, was he would always buy brand-new Cadillacs.
You think about that when they s- had the Old Lady Polka, I wanna say, Old Lady Polka, 1949, 1950, they sold a million copies of that.
And, you know, nowadays a million copies is nothing, 'cause we're international, whatever.
They sold a million copies of that song, so think how much money they were making.
You know, you think about him or Fess Rich, who were making $100,000 a year, you know, that would be the net for their band.
You know, that's one thing, and y- when you think about it, uh, over the years, you know, uh, there's a lot of musicians, and, uh, does it go hand in hand? A musician, is it usually a character?
I would imagine so, 'cause I mean, oh, between, like, Whoopie John or Sylvester Liebl, Jerry Shuff, to all, Earl Schmidt, they were all, I mean, just- Real characters.
So one of my favorite stories about Harold, uh, was he would always buy brand-new Cadillacs.
You think about that when they s- had the Old Lady Polka, I wanna say, Old Lady Polka, 1949, 1950, they sold a million copies of that.
And, you know, nowadays a million copies is nothing, 'cause we're international, whatever.
They sold a million copies of that song, so think how much money they were making.
You know, you think about him or Fess Rich, who were making $100,000 a year, you know, that would be the net for their band.
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