See also sheet music, accordion books, video tapes, and souvenirs. The polka is originally a czech dance and genre of dance music familiar throughout europe and the americas. Americas polka king dvd since this is the first dvd on the polka king, i was expecting a bunch of blurry. Frank yankovic wowed polka fans around the globe, sold millions of records, and found fame and fortune. Frank yankovic 19151998, accordionist and orchestra leader, was known as americas polka king. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from frank yankovic at the discogs marketplace. Frankie yankovic bio, wiki 2017 musician biographies. Pretty polly polka frank yankovic lyrics, song meanings. His big late40s hits just because and blue skirt waltz are here in. Strike up the music the band has begun the pennsylvania polka pick out your partner and join in the fun the pennsylvania polka it started in scranton. This documentary takes a comprehensive look at the life and career of american polka king frank yankovic. Songs featured include hits from the 1940s and 50s, such as blue skirt waltz. Some of his favourite artists are americas polka king, frankie yankovic, and country artists ray price, george strait, randy travis, charlie pride, george. Americas polka king dvd since this is the first dvd on the polka king, i was expecting a bunch of blurry, low quality production videos thrown onto a disc.
Frankie yankovic, a homespun cleveland artist who was crowned. The night frank yankovic came to town featuring roger martindavid allan coe 2. The polka is originally a czech dance and genre of dance music familiar. Known as americas polka king, yankovic was considered the premier artist to play in the slovenian style during his long career. Song information for pennsylvania polka frankie yankovic on allmusic allmusic. Americas polka king, frankie yankovic, was born at davis in tucker county on july 28, 1915, to slovenian immigrant parents. This film hosted by myron floren is a comprehensive documentary about the life and 50. Known as americas polka king, he was the premier artist to play in the slovenian style.
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Like the wolf of wall street of polka music, maya forbes the polka king tells the true story of a man in the 1990s who actualized an allamerican hunger for success through consciously. Weird al yankovic also did a polka cover of the song as the first and longest of his hot rocks polka, which consists entirely of the stones songs parody 5,274 words view diff no match in snippet view. Frankie yankovic and his yanks americas polka king a1. Jagermeistersponsored, fritzs polka band performs an eclectic mix of music. The peak years of americas polka king are poorly represented on cd, which makes this twodisc set of frankie yankovics complete standard radio transcriptions an essential document of his early years as. Frankie yankovic polka videos walter ostanek polka band. Frank frankie yankovic, americas polka king, performing a selftitled polka tune with his orchestra. We have resumed very limited warehouse and shipping operations. Americas polka king, the late frank yankovic grammy winner, lynnmarie. Frankie yankovic july 15, 1915 davis, west virginia october 14, 1998 was a polka musician. Albums include groundhog day, 25 polka greats 25 of the greatest polka tunes ever, and blue. The definitive biography of american music legend frank yankovic describes a life filled with triumphs, defeats, crises, and controversies. Mp3 download order securely processed by pay pal credit cards accepted.
Music profile for frankie yankovic, born 28 july 1915. Songs featured include several hits from the peak of his career during the 1940s and 50s, such as the blue skirt waltz, just because, dance, dance, dance, and the beer barrel polka. Myron florin did a fantastic job narrating it too, and with him and yankovic being close friends, he was the ideal person to do it. This single could have been recorded in 1942, before yankovic enlisted. Frank john frankie yankovic july 28, 1915 in davis, west virginia october 14, 1998 in new port richey, florida was a grammy awardwinning polka musician.
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Song information for pennsylvania polka frankie yankovic on allmusic. He was not related to fellow accordionist weird al yankovic, although the two collaborated. Frankie yankovic, americas polka king, took the music throughout the usa. If you ever heard or saw frank yankovic perform, you have to read this book. Americas polka king movie now family video javascript seems to be. This is a onehour documentary on the career of one of the most beloved entertainers in the. Frankie yankovic july 15, 1915 davis, west virginia october 14, 1998 was a polka. Frank yankovic 19151998, accordionist and orchestra leader, was. Although now gone, he will always be the polka king.
Yankovic was the first polka artist to score a millionselling single 1948s just because, the first to perform on television, and the first to win a grammy for best polka album when the category was. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in bohemia, now part of the czech republic. Frank john frankie yankovic july 28, 1915 october 14, 1998 was an american accordion player and polka musician. Americas undisputed polka king, frankie yankovic did more to popularize polka music than any other single performer, and remains the yardstick by which all other polka artists are measured. Frank yankovic was the first polka artist to score a million selling single in 1948 just because. Frankie yankovic americas polka king the year was 1915. For americas polka king, as frank yankovic was affectionately known, mondays funeral was appropriately large, with approximately 700 people packing st. When he was he met and started traveling with americas polka king, frank yankovic, with whom he made several recordings. Frank yankovic frank yankovics music library and product library. Eventually, miskulin became nashville based and worked as a.
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