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Accordion Player Really Knows How To Press Buttons At The Timbers
Joliet native Bob Doszak is sure to put on quite a show at The Timbers of Shorewood.
Accordionist Bob Doszak will put on a show at The Timbers of Shorewood on Sept. 23.
The performance starts at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Doszak was born and raised in Joliet to Slovenian and Polish parents. This helped instill in him his style of music.
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The neighborhood where Doszak grew up consisted of mostly Slovenians, Croatians and people of Polish descent. Across the street from his childhood home was a tavern that always echoed of polka music.
At the age of 6, Doszak started taking accordion lessons. The very next year, he had his first performance with America’s Polka King, Frank Yankovic. At age 8, he was the featured accordionist at the Baby Doll Polka Club in Chicago and began playing private parties in Joliet and the surrounding areas.
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Doszak appeared on Ron Terry’s Polka Party WGN Chicago Channel 9 television show.
Around the age of 14, he started his own band, and within a few weeks the band found themselves playing seven nights a week. Although his formal musical training was on the accordion, he began playing drums in high school and was the drummer for the Joliet Catholic High School Concert Band and played drums in the high school’s marching band.
The Timbers of Shorewood is a rental retirement community. It provides independent and assisted living apartments and a full schedule of activities and services. Furnished apartments are also available for a short-term stay — a weekend, a week, a month or longer.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information call Shelly Goggins at 815-609-0669 or visit The Timbers' website.
