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The melody has similarities to some western Russian and Polish tanhu tunes. "The church musician Primus Leppänen (1872–1934), who was the cantor of Säkkijärvi, wrote the polka notes on paper, dutifully marking it as a folk tune. He meant an orchestra piece with his polka notes, but it turned out to be a dance tune."
The authors Russ Ringsak and Denise Remick called the show "the longest-running live polka show" in the United States. [1] In the past, the show was sponsored by John Deere, and aired as the John Deere Bandwagon; later it was sponsored by Randall's, a defunct Midwestern supermarket chain, and was titled as Randall's Bandwagon.
He is also the subject of the 2006 Bravo! network documentary The Cult of Walt: Canada's Polka King. Ostanek is also cited as the inspiration for the Second City Television polka parody, the Shmenge Brothers, [8] and the Osler show. In 2007, Ostanek was the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual SOCAN Awards in Toronto. [9]
From 1945 until 1950, he was a member of the Habat-Sokach "Tune Mixers". He formed the Polka Poppers in 1950, [3] [4] which was a popular polka recording orchestras. They made 17 albums and around 200 singles. [5] They had their own television shows in 1954 and 1960 and had guest appearances on Polka Varieties, and the Old Dutch Polka Revue.
Ruth Adams and the World's Most Dangerous Polka Band are a senior citizen polka duet who use a rotation of four different drummers. Adams founded the group in 1974, with Joe Hayden joining in 1996. Adams founded the group in 1974, with Joe Hayden joining in 1996.
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