Adolph Hofner

Adolph John Hofner (June 8, 1916 – June 2, 2000) was an American Western swing bandleader and singer.Erlewine 1997Larkin 1998
Hofner was born into a family of Czech-German origin. He grew up listening to Czech and Hawaiian music. When he was ten years old his family moved to San Antonio.Russell 2007, p. 215. He and his younger brother Emil and Simon Garcia formed the Hawaiian Serenaders and performed locally.Carlin 2003, p. 185. Influenced by Milton Brown and Bob... plus