What is Slavko Avsenik?
{{Infobox musical artist |name = Slavko Avsenik |image = Slavko Avsenik.jpg |caption = Slavko Avsenik | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1929|11|26}} | birth_place =[[Begunje na Gorenjskem]], [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|mf=y|2015|7|2|1929|11|26}} |death_place = Slovenia | genre = [[Oberkrain]] ethnic, [[polka]], [[waltz]] | instrument = [[piano accordion]], [[singer|Vocal]] | occupation = [[Singer-songwriter]], [[band leader]], [[album producer]] | years_active = 1953–2015 | website = [http://www.avsenik.com www.avsenik.com] }} '''Slavko Avsenik''' (November 26, 1929 – July 2, 2015) was a [[Slovenia|Slovene]] composer and musician. Since 1953, Avsenik produced more than 1,000 songs and enjoyed success both in Slovenia and in other parts of Europe and America. He was viewed as a Slovenian cultural icon.<ref>[[Simon Frith]], ed., ''World Music, Politics and Social Change: Papers from the International Association for the Study of Popular Music'' ([[Manchester University Press]], 1991), {{ISBN|978-0719028793}}, pp. 76-78. [https://books.google.com/books?id=SDq8AAAAIAAJ&q=Avsenik&pg=PA76 Excerpts available] at [[Google Books]].</ref><ref>Leopoldina Plut-Pregelj, Carole Rogel, ''The A to Z of Slovenia'' ([[Rowman & Littlefield]], 2010), ISBN 978-0810872165, p. 314. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Kt7NUorHcKAC&q=Avsenik&pg=PA314 Excerpts available] at [[Google Books]].</ref><ref>Dieter Schulze, ''Slowenien'' ([[Baedeker]], 2011), {{ISBN|978-3829712682}}, p. 65. [https://books.google.com/books?id=jHxP6DlbmQUC&dq=Slavko+Avsenik+1929&pg=PA65 Excerpts available] at [[Google Books]].</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} * [http://www.avsenik.com/ The Avsenik brothers' website] * [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=avsenik&search_type=/ Avsenik videos] {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Avsenik, Slavko}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[