Greetings from Australia. We too used to have these amazing evenings singing and dancing in Australia during the 1970s and 1980s however sadly those days are long gone. Beautiful video
At the 7:32 marker I see my grandparents up near the tables. My grandfather was Serbian and my grandmother was Croatian. They had many years of a happy marriage. (Serbs and Cro's do actually get along). They passed away 25 years ago and I found this video and thought I watch it in hopes of seeing them in it. And I did!!! I cried!! We would meet up at The Golden Shell on the East Side of Chicago to hear and watch all different types of Serbian/Croatian music. One of our favorites was Sinovi (of Chicago). They have kept the music alive for another generation.
Thanks for sharing this broadcast from 1976 when 1,200 Serbian-Americans came to Chicago from all over the country to celebrate the Popovich Brothers’ 50th anniversary of making music for the Serbian community. Just a few months later, the youngest brother and prima player, Marko, died suddenly of a heart attack. The remaining brothers felt no desire to continue making music and for some time there was talk of the Popovich Brothers never playing again. Then, one day, the brothers began to make music again around the kitchen table, and talked about finding a young Serbian musician to join the group. A year later, the Popovich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra accepted a New Years gig at Kojo's bar, where they played their hearts out for the community. Bobby Lalich, a 17 year old brach player had joined the brothers & continued playing with them for over 20 years. The Popovich Brothers continued making music for South Chicago and all the other Serbian communities in the U.S., until Adam Popovich died in 2001. All in all, they played together for 75 years.
After joining the Popovich Brothers for the New Years Eve gig, I played with them for over 20 years until they stopped playing due to health reasons - Bob Lalich
@@pullmanjunction5854 Hi Bob, So glad you were able to join the brothers when they started playing again after Marko's death caused them to stop. I lived in Milwaukee where we had a few orchestras who were good, but we were ecstatic when these guys would perform at a dance or a wedding. They were the BEST! I hope you're still playing.
If anyone watches this know about Popovic family in Chicago let me know ,my grand grandpa Kosta went to Chicago in the 60s ,would love to know if there's more of his friends that may remember his existence
Greetings from Australia. We too used to have these amazing evenings singing and dancing in Australia during the 1970s and 1980s however sadly those days are long gone. Beautiful video
At the 7:32 marker I see my grandparents up near the tables. My grandfather was Serbian and my grandmother was Croatian. They had many years of a happy marriage. (Serbs and Cro's do actually get along). They passed away 25 years ago and I found this video and thought I watch it in hopes of seeing them in it. And I did!!! I cried!! We would meet up at The Golden Shell on the East Side of Chicago to hear and watch all different types of Serbian/Croatian music. One of our favorites was Sinovi (of Chicago). They have kept the music alive for another generation.
Thanks for sharing this broadcast from 1976 when 1,200 Serbian-Americans came to Chicago from all over the country to celebrate the Popovich Brothers’ 50th anniversary of making music for the Serbian community. Just a few months later, the youngest brother and prima player, Marko, died suddenly of a heart attack. The remaining brothers felt no desire to continue making music and for some time there was talk of the Popovich Brothers never playing again. Then, one day, the brothers began to make music again around the kitchen table, and talked about finding a young Serbian musician to join the group. A year later, the Popovich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra accepted a New Years gig at Kojo's bar, where they played their hearts out for the community. Bobby Lalich, a 17 year old brach player had joined the brothers & continued playing with them for over 20 years. The Popovich Brothers continued making music for South Chicago and all the other Serbian communities in the U.S., until Adam Popovich died in 2001. All in all, they played together for 75 years.
After joining the Popovich Brothers for the New Years Eve gig, I played with them for over 20 years until they stopped playing due to health reasons - Bob Lalich
@@pullmanjunction5854 Hi Bob, So glad you were able to join the brothers when they started playing again after Marko's death caused them to stop. I lived in Milwaukee where we had a few orchestras who were good, but we were ecstatic when these guys would perform at a dance or a wedding. They were the BEST! I hope you're still playing.
Hvala za snimak,zlata vredi
Thank you for sharing Steven! Great pleasure and emotions to see Deda! Велики поздрав из Белгије.
Absolutly amazing, absolutly amazing... Thanks for sharing this!
HVALA VAM ZA OVAJ SNIMAK
Thank you for sharing this treasure of Serbian American history!
Thank you for uploading.
I would like Bill Kurtis do an updated version story for CBS Sunday Morning or CBS Morning.
Бог Вас Благословио!
siisarosse Thank you my friend!
Свака част! Поздрав из Београда.
If anyone watches this know about Popovic family in Chicago let me know ,my grand grandpa Kosta went to Chicago in the 60s ,would love to know if there's more of his friends that may remember his existence
He's originally from Sarajevo