Win Stracke Musical artist

Winfred "Win" J. Stracke (February 20, 1908 – June 29, 1991) was an American folk musician and co-founder of the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, Illinois. Stracke was a Chicago fixture in music, theater, and television in the 1940s and was known for his booming bass voice. Nationally he was known as Uncle Win to viewers of his nationally syndicated children's television show on NBC until it was canceled in the wake of the 1950s blacklist.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)
Stracke Winfred J. (full name)
Uncle Win
Birth dateFebruary 20, 1908
Birth place
Kansas , Lorraine Kansas
Date of deathJune 29, 1991
Place of death
Chicago , Illinois

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BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Folk music
instrument
Guitar
Bass (voice type)

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Win Stracke on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE6D7143AF930A35754C0A967958260
  2. http://web.mac.com/markdvorak/iWeb/Site2/acousticrootshome_files/bigrockcandymt.mp3
  3. http://web.mac.com/markdvorak/iWeb/Site2/acousticrootshome_files/dinkssong.mp3
  4. http://www.oldtownschool.org/video/2007/02/26/studs-terkel-the-birth-of-the-old-town-school
  5. http://www.oldtownschool.org/video/wp-content/uploads/01_win_stracke_early_days1.mp3
  6. http://www.richsamuels.com/nbcmm/studsplace/index.html