While Chicago had once been a polka music capital some 50 to 60 years ago, now there are few places to hear it live and dance to it, Stras said. Keith Stras of Elgin with Polka Confetti, ...

Chicago polka legend dies. Eddie Blazonczyk Sr., the leader of the Grammy-winning Versatones, ... But in the early 1960s, he decided to return to Chicago and the music of his youth.

I’m part Polish, but in 18 years of the Secret History of Chicago Music, I’ve somehow never covered a polka musician. By certain generous estimates, around 1,900,000 people of Polish descent ...

Wisconsin and Minnesota, Milwaukee and Chicago – this is polka’s American heartland. We never think of words like “sexy” or ...

The festival will have non-alcoholic beers, mocktails, live polka music and games. Chicago AF, the event organizer, says being sober doesn't mean you can't have fun.

Your Host John Landecker is joined by Chicago Tribune reporter and friend of the show Kori Rumore to discuss her latest Vintage Chicago Tribune article on Polka Royalty in Chicago! Skip to content WGN ...

The area’s rich polka history has marked it as one of the leaders in polka music in the United States. According to Greco, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area has a strong competitor in Chicago.

Jimmy Sturr and his Orchestra provided the polka music for the Pennsylvania Polkafest held at Genetti’s Best Western in Wilkes-Barre. Dancers take to the floor dancing to the polka music of ...

Both were raised in families where polka music was a regular part of the family soundtrack, ... Connellsville • March 16: Lenny Gormulka & the Chicago Push, 2-6 p.m., American Legion Post 344, ...