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James Knox Polk (/ p oʊ k /; [1] November 2, 1795 – June 15, 1849) was the 11th president of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849.A protégé of Andrew Jackson and a member of the Democratic Party, he was an advocate of Jacksonian democracy and extending the territory of the United States.
The Knewz is a polka band based in Buffalo, New York, which was started in 1990 by Mike Burka, Tom Picciano, and Tommy Wanderlich.The band plays many original songs, covers of country and rock songs, and also traditional Polish polkas, obereks, and waltzes.
Polka masses are usually held by members of the Roman Catholic Church who consider the polka an important part of their ethnic heritages. The first polka mass was created by Father George Balasko in 1972 and the idea was spread by Father Frank Perkovich throughout the '70s and '80s. [18] Both were polka musicians.
Dec. 4—WILKES-BARRE — Legendary 18-Grammy Award winner Jimmy Sturr promises nothing bu fun at Saturday's show at the Genetti Ballroom. "Christmas is a special time for me and I wanted to ...
Polka Floyd; The Polka Maestre Band - Canada; Polkacide, San Francisco punk-polka band; POLKAHOLIX (Berlin Speed Polka) (Germany) 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
Living on Polka Time is an album by Jimmy Sturr, released through Rounder Records in 1997. In 1998, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. [2]
The International Polka Association (IPA) is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to the study and preservation of polka music and the cultural heritage of Polish Americans who have made this music tradition part of their heritage. The IPA hosts an annual festival and convention as well as its Annual Polka Music Awards banquet. During the ...
Gomulka has also collaborated numerous times with Eddie Blazonczyk Sr., Jimmy Sturr and others. Lenny Gomulka is the author of "Say Hello to Someone in Massachusetts", the official polka of the State of Massachusetts. [1] He is an inductee of the International Polka Association Hall of Fame, [2] and a twelve-time Grammy Award nominee. [3]