Kathy hlad biography
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Kathy Hlad was born in Cleveland, Ohio and given up by her Irish birth parents. Rudy and Florence Hlad took her in as a foster child at age 4 and she was formally adopted at 8.
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The Hlad’s also adopted two other children, Chris and Tricia. After a fifteen year search, Kathy located and met her biological family. She is the eldest of four siblings, Chuck, Larry and Lise.
The Hlad family raised Kathy within the traditions of the Cleveland Slovenian community.
This included a deep-rooted involvement in the fabric of the Slovenian ethnic social life – its music, dance, cultural and social activities.
Kathy hlad biography
On the radio and through recordings, polka music became a way of life for the young Kathy. Her natural musical ability became apparent when she picked out Frank Yankovic’s “Too Fat Polka” on a 12 key electric organ. Then her Father was puzzled by a long distance call on his phone bill and soon discovered that Kathy was playing songs on the touch tone phone.
She began taking piano le