Frtiz Hodde, Music Patriot

On May 3, 2021, Fritz Hodde turned 78 years young. Fritz is a major staple in Texas Polka Music and has earned the title of Polka Legend. Born in the Taylor / Hutto area in 1943, music was in Fritz's blood from the beginning. "My interest in music came about by listening to the radio" Fritz recalled.

"Back in those days, all music was played live. I would hear that and say to myself, “I’m going to do that one day”. That day came when The Fabulous Six got to play live on KTAE-Taylor and KGTN in Georgetown. My first interest was learning the guitar chords from my Uncle Fritz Wendland. Then I got interested in the accordion by listening to Albert Mikulencak and Edmund Lefner because I liked their style.

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