Happy Schnapps Combo

Many mid-sized cities have their resident novelty/spoof rings, however they are rarely noticed beyond their very own city limits. The Content Schnapps Combo from Manitowoc, WI, nevertheless, had a couple of things choosing them that a lot of similar independent rings lacked: the state membership of a significant (worldwide) talent as well as the nod of acceptance from Dr. Demento. Their debut record 100 Proof premiered in 1991 and their follow-up Increase It! in 1992. Both had been made by famed guitarist Jim Krueger (from the Dave Mason Music group who also composed most their music and was their business lead guitarist and vocalist.) His composing was nothing beats his weighty Dave Mason strike “We Simply Disagree.” As person in the Content Schnapps Combo Krueger (under his alias “Otto”) penned such classless but amusing ditties as “Make sure you Move the Schnapps,” “Pussywhipped,” “The Bears Still Suck,” and “Zero, I Don’t Wanna Perform Dat” which made an appearance on Dr. Demento’s 25th Wedding anniversary Collection. Their design was invariably a variety of hokey nation motifs and polka beats which dealt sarcastically with alcoholic beverages consumption, soccer, and various other mundane aspects associated with surviving in rural Wisconsin in conjunction with an exaggerated Midwestern dialect/German accent. The music group also included drummer Wealthy Krueger, bassist Steve Heise, guitarist Dave Heise, and harmonica participant Bill Soucy, who was simply the band’s various other songwriter. Jim Krueger passed on in 1993 however the music group continuing with Behind Pubs in 1994 and Polka Power in 1996. The Heise brothers also still left the music group; new people would consist of bassist Shawn Sargent and guitarists Eric Werner and Steve Klein. The group’s last recording, Beer Muscle tissue, premiered in 1999 in quite similar nature as their previously information but with a larger country emphasis as well as perhaps missing the crass appeal of its predecessors.