Pawlo Humeniuk

Pawlo Humeniuk[a] (June 18, 1883 – January 24, 1965) was a Ukrainian American fiddler from the early 20th century who became one of the biggest stars of the era's ethnic music.

He was the undisputed king of Ukrainian American popular music, until Columbia Records began promoting Ewgen Zukowsky.

The two occasionally worked together, such as on "Ukrainske Wesilia", which is said to have sold more than 100,000 copies (though reliable records are not available from this era).

After 1926, Humeniuk began recording traditional Polish music under the name Paweł Humeniak.

His influence in this field is important, as he helped develop the genre of American polka and inspired future bandleaders like Edward Krolikowski and Ignacy Podgorski.