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The Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame has been formed to recognize and honor those individuals who have excelled in performance, preservation and promotion of polka music in the state of Wisconsin and thereby historically maintaining the various ethnic roots of the music for all generations.
30 gru 2019 · “Polka is the Wisconsin state dance,” said Steve Meisner, head of the famous Steve Meisner Band out of Whitewater, a polka virtuoso since age 5, and the son of the even more famous Vern...
This page lists every Wisconsin-based Polka Band that I have been able to find mentioned in various on-line and print sources, or seen in person at dances, concerts and festivals.
6 kwi 2016 · Every November, the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame inducts more polka kings and queens, based on votes cast by polka enthusiasts. Dues are $10 per year or $100 for a lifetime membership.
Peachey was elected to the International Polka Hall of Fame in 2011 by the International Polka Association. [1][2] Early years. Don Peachey is from Burnett, Wisconsin. He started playing the accordion at age 14, taking lessons from the Beaver Dam Music Center.
In 1948, Gosz purchased a home with an adjacent Tavern and Dance Hall at "Polifka's Corners" (the intersection of Manitowoc County Road T and Polifka Road) near Kellnersville. Gosz and his orchestra cut their first record in 1930 at the Broadway studio in Grafton, Wisconsin.
Don was elected bandleader of the year by the Wisconsin Orchestra Leaders Association in 1973 and was inducted into the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame in 1998. The band is most visible not only for its recording exposure, but for its numerous appearances in 13 states.
