Pepi Wakovsky
Josef "Pepi" Wakovsky (born March 4, 1900 in Vienna ; † March 31, 1959 there ) was an Austrian song composer and Schrammel musician.
Life
Among other things, he composed the “Floridsdorfer Marsch” and the well-known song “Der narrische Kastanienbaum” (text by Hans Pflanzer) for his home district.
Wakovsky was buried in the Jedleseer Friedhof (Gr. 23, R. 3, Nr. 8) in Vienna.
Recognitions
- In 1960 Josef-Wakovsky-Gasse in Vienna's 21st district of Floridsdorf was named after him.
literature
- Floridsdorfer street directory, In: Raimund Hinkel / Bruno Sykora: Heimat Floridsdorf with the first street directory. Vienna: A. Eipeldauer 1977, p. 49f.
Web links
- Josef-Wakovsky-Gasse in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
- Pepi Wakovsky at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wakovsky, Pepi |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wakovsky, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian song composer and Schrammel musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 4, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 31, 1959 |
| Place of death | Vienna |