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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 ...
Jimmy Sturr, the 18 time Grammy Award Winner for Best Polka Album, said of him: "He was one of my idols.I grew up on him...I modeled my band after his Eastern style." [2] Lenny Gomulka, the twelve time Polka Grammy Nominee, said that Larry Chesky was a "pioneer who changed and enhanced the image of polka to the Big Band sound."
The music is Irish and Celtic folk but they combine punk rock, sea shanties, and some Russian, Romani and polka elements. In 2008, they released their first album Itz Only Pub 'n Roll, But I Like It. [2] In 2009, the band's second album Rats on Board was released. It was a big hit even outside Hungary, even winning second place in the album of ...
Bandwagon is a half-hour music program featuring traditional dance music, most notably polka, performed in front of a ballroom audience dancing along. The program is produced and broadcast by KEYC-TV in Mankato, Minnesota. The show began airing November 21, 1960.
The band commonly records and perform sea shanties, polkas and klezmer songs, and are also strongly influenced by English Scrumpy and Western music - in particular the West Country bands The Wurzels and the Surfin' Turnips. [5] Their 2009 release, Victory Square, was ranked the 4th-best folk-punk release of 2009 by folk-punk magazine Shite N ...
Brave Combo is a polka fusion band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist / keyboardist / accordionist Carl Finch , they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than thirty-five years. [ 2 ]
Frank Klepacki (born 1974), musician, video game music composer and sound director; Miliza Korjus (1909–1980), Polish-born opera singer and Academy Award-nominated actress; Adam Kowalczyk (born 1975), guitar player ; Ed Kowalczyk (born 1971), vocalist ; Gene Krupa (1909–1973), big band and jazz drummer; Jan Lewan (born 1941), polka band leader
"Polka Party!" is the third polka medley recorded by "Weird Al" Yankovic. It appears on his fourth album, Polka Party!. The following songs are contained in the medley: "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel "Sussudio" by Phil Collins "Party All the Time" by Eddie Murphy "Say You, Say Me" by Lionel Richie "Freeway of Love" by Aretha Franklin