KING, PEE WEE
(1914–2000)
KING, PEE WEE (b. Julius Frank Kuczynski, Milwaukee, Wis., February 18, 1914–March 7, 2000) Perhaps the only Polish COWBOY, King is best remembered for leading the popular Golden West Cowboys and cowriting The Tennessee Waltz, a 1950 pop hit for Patti Page that has become a country and pop standard. Many Eastern Europeans settled in the upper Midwest in the late nineteenth century, and were quickly absorbed into their communities. Many were musicians, including King's father, who played…