Credited on the record as Johnny Prytko & the Conn.-Hi-Tones.
Henderick the Hippie
Glo 5240 · Somers, Connecticut
- Artist
- Johnny Prytko
- Credited on the record as
- Johnny Prytko & the Conn.-Hi-Tones
- Title
- Henderick the Hippie
- Release
- Henderick the Hippie / Here We Come
- Label
- Glo # 5240
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- Somers, Connecticut, USA
- Songwriter
- J. Prytko
- Genre
- Polka · Polka · Novelty
- Primary theme
- Peace, Protest & Anti-War
Annotation
Born John Valentine Prytko, on 25 September 1936 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA, to Polish-American immigrants. He died 1 April 2020.1 The song "Henderick the Hippie" (Glo Records # 5240), a novelty polka, referencing protesters, sit-ins, love-ins, and the draft board, a nice 60s, Vietnam War-era take. Also featured in: Sources1legacy.com: John prytko obituary↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Draft Songs
Henderick the Hippie (Prytko, Johnny) Novelty - making fun of hippies. Polka. Reference to protesters, sit-ins, love-ins. Draft board. 1960s vietnam-era.
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Polka songs
Born John Valentine Prytko, on 25 September 1936 in New Britain, Connecticut, USA, to Polish-American immigrants. He died 1 April 2020.1 The song "Henderick the Hippie" (Glo Records # 5240), a novelty polka, referencing protesters, sit-ins, love-ins, and the draft board, a nice 60s, Vietnam War-era take.Sources1legacy.com: John prytko obituary↩
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Notes
Glo Records #5240, black-and-silver label; "Henderick the Hippie" (J. Prytko), Vannell Music (ASCAP); Johnny Prytko & the Conn.-Hi-Tones. [From the record sleeve and labels]
About the artist
John Valentine Prytko (born 25 September 1936 in New Britain, Connecticut; died 1 April 2020, aged 83) was a Connecticut polka bandleader, accordionist and broadcaster, the son of Polish-American immigrants. He led Johnny Prytko and the Connecticut Hi-Tones and later Johnny Prytko's Good Times Polka Band, which played the East Coast and Canada for fifty years; he taught accordion and guitar across a thirty-three-year career as a music teacher and presented a Saturday-morning polka programme on WWUH radio for three decades, and his sons played and recorded in his band. "Henderick The Hippie"…
Themes
In collections
Draft Songs · Peace, Protest, & Anti-War Songs [War Years] · Polka songs