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The Mike Schneider Polka Band, Slovenian-style polka band from Milwaukee, WI [3] Six Fat Dutchmen; Walt Solek, the "Clown Prince of Polka" Jimmy Sturr, United States, eighteen Grammy Awards; Those Darn Accordions; Lawrence Welk, South Dakota; Whoopee John Wilfahrt "Weird Al" Yankovic (Every studio album except his self-titled debut and "Even ...
The band plays many original songs, covers of country and rock songs, and also traditional Polish polkas, obereks, and waltzes. In 2008, The Knewz received two awards from the United States Polka Association: Favorite Recording of the Year, Headlinez, and Favorite Song of the Year, "When I Call Your Name", written by Tommy Wanderlich.
Eddie Blazonczyk was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Polish immigrant parents [6] of Goral heritage. [1]Before becoming a polka artist, and founding Chicago-based Bel-Aire Records in 1963, Eddie Blazonczyk recorded under the name Eddy Bell for Mercury Records, Versa Records, and Lucky Four Records, all three labels based in Chicago.
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I, Songs of the Polka King Vol. II (1997), and Brave Combo's Kick Ass Polkas (2000). Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra is one of the most popular polka bands in America, having won 18 of the 24 awards for Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. Polka Varieties was an hour-long television program of polka music originating from Cleveland, Ohio. The show ...
Media outlets have often dubbed him the "King of Polka," with his recordings having won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. [1] Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired more Grammy nominations than anyone in the history of musical polka awards.
Two videos from the the Detroit Free Press — one on an addict who helps others with substance abuse, and another on the tradition of polka dancing — were honored with Emmy awards by the 2024 ...
Dana Records was an American record label for Polish and polka music. Founded by Walter Dana in New York 1945, it was a significant player in the United States' recorded music market for a few years mid-century, its most successful year being 1952.