▁The ▁Steve ▁Miller ▁Band , ▁with ▁Mil w au kee ' s ▁Steve ▁Miller , ▁had ▁three ▁# 1 ▁hits ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁Ch ord ettes ▁from ▁She bo yg an , ▁Bon ▁I ver ▁from ▁E au ▁Cla ire , ▁and ▁Gar bage ▁from ▁Mad ison ▁all ▁had ▁albums ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁ ▁Gen res ▁ ▁Ind igen ous ▁music ▁ ▁German - ▁and ▁Norwegian - American ▁music ▁The ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁brought ▁European ▁d ances ▁like ▁the ▁sch ott ische , ▁w alt z , ▁gal op ▁and , ▁most ▁important ly , ▁the ▁pol ka . ▁The ▁ 1 8 4 0 s ▁also ▁saw ▁massive ▁imm igration ▁from ▁Germany ▁to ▁Mil w au kee , ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Deutsche ▁A then ▁( G erman ▁Ath ens ). ▁Gr oups ▁formed , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Mil w au kee ▁Musical ▁Society , ▁to ▁celebr ate ▁eth nic ▁German ▁music . ▁Some ▁important ▁figures ▁from ▁this ▁era ▁include ▁Christopher ▁Bach , ▁Hans ▁Bal at ka , ▁Eug ene ▁Lu ening ▁and ▁Hugo ▁Ka un . ▁ ▁While ▁Germ ans ▁moved ▁to ▁Mil w au kee ▁and ▁eastern ▁Wisconsin , ▁Norweg ians ▁moved ▁en ▁mas se ▁to ▁southern ▁and ▁western ▁Wisconsin , ▁and ▁surrounding ▁areas . ▁Norwegian ▁mus icians , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁viol in ist ▁Ole