▁Bull , ▁were ▁popular ▁in ▁Mad ison . ▁ ▁New ▁G lar us ▁and ▁Mon roe ▁saw ▁a ▁host ▁of ▁Swiss ▁imm igr ants ▁sett le ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 0 0 s . ▁Much ▁like ▁their ▁German ▁counter parts , ▁these ▁Swiss ▁people ▁established ▁pol ka ▁soci eties , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁active ▁today . ▁ ▁Blues ▁and ▁jazz ▁Musical ▁output ▁came ▁from ▁G raft on , ▁O z au kee ▁County ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁when ▁Param ount ▁Records ▁released ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁bl ues ▁and ▁jazz ▁record ings ▁by ▁artists ▁from ▁the ▁South . ▁ ▁W au kes ha ' s ▁Les ▁Paul , ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁bl ues , ▁country , ▁and ▁jazz ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁musical ▁innov ator . ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" W izard ▁of ▁W au kes ha " ▁for ▁his ▁techn ological ▁t ink ering , ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁solid - body ▁electric ▁guitar , ▁helping ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁Gib son ▁Les ▁Paul ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁Gib son ▁S G . ▁Among ▁the ▁mus icians ▁he ▁partner ed ▁with ▁were ▁his ▁wife ▁Mary ▁Ford , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁recorded ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁How ▁High ▁the ▁Moon ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁also ▁played ▁with ▁Jim ▁At kins , ▁Nat ▁King ▁Cole , ▁B ing ▁C ros by ▁and ▁the ▁Andrew s ▁Sister s . ▁▁ ▁Dr um mer ▁Vi ola ▁Smith , ▁from ▁Mount ▁Cal v