Andy was born to Albert and Evelyn 'Degnan' Doll. He was raised on Wauzeka ridge, Crawford County Wis., with siblings; Paul, Lawrence, Marie, Dorothy and Irene.
Survivors are his wife , daughters, a son, grandson, brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were Saturday in Sacred Heart Catholic church in Oelwein. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery.
To some Midwestern music lovers growing up in the late 1950's, Andy Doll was a familiar name.
Doll, his 7 man band, and 17 instruments traveled throughout the Midwest, playing in hundreds of ballrooms. Andy was known for his musical hits that included 'Goodbye Mary Anne', 'Highway to Heaven', 'The Banjo Waltz' and 'The Hot Chicken Polka'.
Dolls band ranked second in a national western dance band poll conducted by the National Ballroom Operators Assoc. in 1959. His band finished second to Hank Thompson.
He led his band through 1969, then worked as a disc jockey at Oelwein radio station KOEL, where he owned the Coliseum Ballroom.
Vera Burkhalter of Prairie du Chien, Wis served as the president of the Andy Doll Fan Club, formed in 1957. She recalls that club members sent out records and promoted the band until 1965. According to Prairie du Chien Postmaster Clement 'Clem' Wachuta, Andy grew up in Crawford County, Wis on a farm on Wauzeka Ridge. Wachuta, a trumpet player, played with the first Doll band, assembled after WW II.
With Wachuta on trumpet and Doll on guitar and sometimes clarinet, Doll's Swingtet made the rounds, playing often in the Prairie du Chien area.
They often played at dances in Wauzeka, Boscobel and Gays Mills, Wis. It was during this time that Doll also taught school in Crawford County. He moved to Oelwein in 1952 and formed another band.
One of Doll's albums, called 'On Stage' lists the members of his band and various guests who played on it. Band members were Chet 'Daddyo' Bradley, Clarence 'Chuck' Cherrier, Lefty Schrage and Larry Smith. Other members were Carlos Freymiller, Ike Thurn, Bobby Hankins, Bill Reints, and Harv Frederick.
One side of the album featured guest performers: Mark Bee of Nashville singing an Andy Doll tune, "Tellin' You Johnny"; Donald 'Red' Blanchard, winner of many awards for his comedy and emcee of WGN's National TV Barn Dance in Chicago; Pewee King, who helped produce part of the Nashville sessions; Redd Stewart, co-writer with King on tunes such as 'Tennessee Waltz'; Gen Jay of Louisville, who sang another Doll tune, 'Have I Lived'; and Bob Hersom, who led the three-clarinet section of the band.
From family records.
Survivors are his wife , daughters, a son, grandson, brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were Saturday in Sacred Heart Catholic church in Oelwein. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery.
To some Midwestern music lovers growing up in the late 1950's, Andy Doll was a familiar name.
Doll, his 7 man band, and 17 instruments traveled throughout the Midwest, playing in hundreds of ballrooms. Andy was known for his musical hits that included 'Goodbye Mary Anne', 'Highway to Heaven', 'The Banjo Waltz' and 'The Hot Chicken Polka'.
Dolls band ranked second in a national western dance band poll conducted by the National Ballroom Operators Assoc. in 1959. His band finished second to Hank Thompson.
He led his band through 1969, then worked as a disc jockey at Oelwein radio station KOEL, where he owned the Coliseum Ballroom.
Vera Burkhalter of Prairie du Chien, Wis served as the president of the Andy Doll Fan Club, formed in 1957. She recalls that club members sent out records and promoted the band until 1965. According to Prairie du Chien Postmaster Clement 'Clem' Wachuta, Andy grew up in Crawford County, Wis on a farm on Wauzeka Ridge. Wachuta, a trumpet player, played with the first Doll band, assembled after WW II.
With Wachuta on trumpet and Doll on guitar and sometimes clarinet, Doll's Swingtet made the rounds, playing often in the Prairie du Chien area.
They often played at dances in Wauzeka, Boscobel and Gays Mills, Wis. It was during this time that Doll also taught school in Crawford County. He moved to Oelwein in 1952 and formed another band.
One of Doll's albums, called 'On Stage' lists the members of his band and various guests who played on it. Band members were Chet 'Daddyo' Bradley, Clarence 'Chuck' Cherrier, Lefty Schrage and Larry Smith. Other members were Carlos Freymiller, Ike Thurn, Bobby Hankins, Bill Reints, and Harv Frederick.
One side of the album featured guest performers: Mark Bee of Nashville singing an Andy Doll tune, "Tellin' You Johnny"; Donald 'Red' Blanchard, winner of many awards for his comedy and emcee of WGN's National TV Barn Dance in Chicago; Pewee King, who helped produce part of the Nashville sessions; Redd Stewart, co-writer with King on tunes such as 'Tennessee Waltz'; Gen Jay of Louisville, who sang another Doll tune, 'Have I Lived'; and Bob Hersom, who led the three-clarinet section of the band.
From family records.
Andy was born to Albert and Evelyn 'Degnan' Doll. He was raised on Wauzeka ridge, Crawford County Wis., with siblings; Paul, Lawrence, Marie, Dorothy and Irene.
Survivors are his wife , daughters, a son, grandson, brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were Saturday in Sacred Heart Catholic church in Oelwein. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery.
To some Midwestern music lovers growing up in the late 1950's, Andy Doll was a familiar name.
Doll, his 7 man band, and 17 instruments traveled throughout the Midwest, playing in hundreds of ballrooms. Andy was known for his musical hits that included 'Goodbye Mary Anne', 'Highway to Heaven', 'The Banjo Waltz' and 'The Hot Chicken Polka'.
Dolls band ranked second in a national western dance band poll conducted by the National Ballroom Operators Assoc. in 1959. His band finished second to Hank Thompson.
He led his band through 1969, then worked as a disc jockey at Oelwein radio station KOEL, where he owned the Coliseum Ballroom.
Vera Burkhalter of Prairie du Chien, Wis served as the president of the Andy Doll Fan Club, formed in 1957. She recalls that club members sent out records and promoted the band until 1965. According to Prairie du Chien Postmaster Clement 'Clem' Wachuta, Andy grew up in Crawford County, Wis on a farm on Wauzeka Ridge. Wachuta, a trumpet player, played with the first Doll band, assembled after WW II.
With Wachuta on trumpet and Doll on guitar and sometimes clarinet, Doll's Swingtet made the rounds, playing often in the Prairie du Chien area.
They often played at dances in Wauzeka, Boscobel and Gays Mills, Wis. It was during this time that Doll also taught school in Crawford County. He moved to Oelwein in 1952 and formed another band.
One of Doll's albums, called 'On Stage' lists the members of his band and various guests who played on it. Band members were Chet 'Daddyo' Bradley, Clarence 'Chuck' Cherrier, Lefty Schrage and Larry Smith. Other members were Carlos Freymiller, Ike Thurn, Bobby Hankins, Bill Reints, and Harv Frederick.
One side of the album featured guest performers: Mark Bee of Nashville singing an Andy Doll tune, "Tellin' You Johnny"; Donald 'Red' Blanchard, winner of many awards for his comedy and emcee of WGN's National TV Barn Dance in Chicago; Pewee King, who helped produce part of the Nashville sessions; Redd Stewart, co-writer with King on tunes such as 'Tennessee Waltz'; Gen Jay of Louisville, who sang another Doll tune, 'Have I Lived'; and Bob Hersom, who led the three-clarinet section of the band.
From family records.
Survivors are his wife , daughters, a son, grandson, brothers and sisters.
Funeral services were Saturday in Sacred Heart Catholic church in Oelwein. Burial was in Woodlawn cemetery.
To some Midwestern music lovers growing up in the late 1950's, Andy Doll was a familiar name.
Doll, his 7 man band, and 17 instruments traveled throughout the Midwest, playing in hundreds of ballrooms. Andy was known for his musical hits that included 'Goodbye Mary Anne', 'Highway to Heaven', 'The Banjo Waltz' and 'The Hot Chicken Polka'.
Dolls band ranked second in a national western dance band poll conducted by the National Ballroom Operators Assoc. in 1959. His band finished second to Hank Thompson.
He led his band through 1969, then worked as a disc jockey at Oelwein radio station KOEL, where he owned the Coliseum Ballroom.
Vera Burkhalter of Prairie du Chien, Wis served as the president of the Andy Doll Fan Club, formed in 1957. She recalls that club members sent out records and promoted the band until 1965. According to Prairie du Chien Postmaster Clement 'Clem' Wachuta, Andy grew up in Crawford County, Wis on a farm on Wauzeka Ridge. Wachuta, a trumpet player, played with the first Doll band, assembled after WW II.
With Wachuta on trumpet and Doll on guitar and sometimes clarinet, Doll's Swingtet made the rounds, playing often in the Prairie du Chien area.
They often played at dances in Wauzeka, Boscobel and Gays Mills, Wis. It was during this time that Doll also taught school in Crawford County. He moved to Oelwein in 1952 and formed another band.
One of Doll's albums, called 'On Stage' lists the members of his band and various guests who played on it. Band members were Chet 'Daddyo' Bradley, Clarence 'Chuck' Cherrier, Lefty Schrage and Larry Smith. Other members were Carlos Freymiller, Ike Thurn, Bobby Hankins, Bill Reints, and Harv Frederick.
One side of the album featured guest performers: Mark Bee of Nashville singing an Andy Doll tune, "Tellin' You Johnny"; Donald 'Red' Blanchard, winner of many awards for his comedy and emcee of WGN's National TV Barn Dance in Chicago; Pewee King, who helped produce part of the Nashville sessions; Redd Stewart, co-writer with King on tunes such as 'Tennessee Waltz'; Gen Jay of Louisville, who sang another Doll tune, 'Have I Lived'; and Bob Hersom, who led the three-clarinet section of the band.
From family records.
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