VA - POLKA PARTY 7 ALBUM POST: Adding five new rips to two previous on the bottom two pictures so you get all the DU polka I will probably ever post even though it is early dance music. There are some great songs within and you get full variety of styles and historic as well.
Per Discogs: Real Name: Bernard Witkowski, New York City, clarinet, bandleader
(December 10, 1913 New York, NY - 1986 Hillside, NJ)
The son and nephew of clarinet players, Bernie also played the piano, accordion, organ, saxophone, and drums. From age 16, he performed on the radio as part of the Orzel Biały (White Eagle) Orchestra. In 1932, Witkowski, together with fellow Orzel Biały musician Edward Bebko, formed the Silver Bell Orchestra and a smaller ensemble, called Trzy Gałgany (Three Ragamuffins). Both ensembles performed on the radio and, from 1934, made numerous recordings for Victor's International Series and labels specialized on Polish or international ethnic music, such as Dana, Standard, Standard International, and his own label, Stella Records.
Joe Lazarz: Indian Orchard, Massachusetts violin, bandleader
The Chmielewski Brothers Orchestra
Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota, USA
Florian Chmielewski organized the original Chmielewski Brothers Polka Band in 1955 with brothers Leonard, Jerry, Chester and Donny, leading to the production of his first TV show, “Polish TV Party", on WDSM-TV.
The show eventually became “Chmielewski Funtime", and Florian produced more than 2,000 episodes that were televised on 42 stations nationwide. By the 1970s, the band included a fourth generation of the family — Florian’s children, Florian Jr., Jeff, Mark and Patty. By 2014, a SIXTH generation of family members hit the stage.
The group later created the label and issued their songs on "Chmielewski Records" (C Records). Florian Chmielewski later became a Senator in the United States, and this was reflected with the issue of an album titled "Funtime, The Swinging Senator" (C Records).
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra: The Catskills, New York
Members: Al Noble, Al Piatkowski, Alan Greenberg, Ben Poole, Bill Pernice, Bob Souza, Bruce Kaplan, Carl Hoynoski, Dana Sylvander, Darlene Morrow, Dave Czohara, Dennis Coyman, Dennis Polisky, Don Winslow, Ed Bierstine, Ed Gloss, Ed Goldberg, Eric Parks, Frank Urbanovitch, Gary Olyer, Gene Bartkiewicz, Gerry Stavisky, Gordon Tedeschi, Jack Libera, Jeff Miller, Jimmy Sturr, Joe Magnuszewski, Joe Stellato, John Komrada, Johnny Karas, Keith Riddick, Keith Slattery, Kenny Harbus, LynnMarie, Mark Bernstein, Nick DeVito, Ray Barno, Richard Pavasaris, Skip Bierstine, Steve Swiader, Tom Martin, Verne Whitlock, Wally Czerniawski
Johnny Vadnal: Legendary Cleveland polka musician that played Slovenian style polka.
The Matys Bros. :Polka quartet from Chester, PA comprised of brothers Walt, John, Gene and Emil Matys.
The Six Fat Dutchmen was a polka band formed around 1932 by Harold Loeffelmacher in New Ulm, Minnesota, U.S.A. The band was known mostly for playing the "Oom-pah" style of polka music that originated from Germany and the German-speaking areas of Czechoslovakia. They enjoyed a 14-year recording career with RCA Victor, during which they recorded 800 songs. After parting ways with RCA, the band recorded for Dot Records for ten years. In 1990, three years after the death of Harold Loeffelmacher, he and his Six Fat Dutchmen were inducted into the Minnesota Music Hall of Fame.
Walter Legawiec & The Polka Kings Members:
Al Chernet, Bob Creash, Dominic Cortese, Ed Stress, Everett Poniatowski, Gregg Raffa, Mack Shopnick, Melvin Tax, Mike Didyk, Stanley Krell, Stas Krell, Ted Tyle, Vinny Ocharsky, Wally Bialicki, Walter Legawiec
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