LaVerne "Lee" Smikrud

I was born and raised in Wisconsin. i played music since I was 11 or 12 years old. I started playing polka music on the accordion, then learned guitar. At 15 years old I had a band and performed on a local tv station every Saturday evening for 2 years.
I enlisted in the Navy in 1967 and played music with a number of different bands in various ports of call. I performed in Hawaii, Phili ... read more