Ken Paulsen Orchstra

The Ken Paulsen Orchestra started in 1966 but had been handed down through the family since 1917.   Ken's grandfather, Emil, and three of his children traveled by horse and wagon playing dance jobs until 1934 when son Arnold (Ken's father) moved to Waterloo, Iowa to play with a polka band called Moellers Accordian Band.  Ken was born in 1939 to Arnold & Vi Paulsen and a short time later they moved to Davenport, Iowa.

Arnold served in World War II, and after the war started back in the music business with a six piece band.  In 1966 Arnold and Ken, along with Von Crawford (who arranged the music for Ken Paulsen) started a polka band called Paulsen's Dutchmen.

In 1970 the band was changed to what it is today, a nine piece orchestra called the Ken Paulsen Orchestra.