John “Stanky” Stankovic, the legendary Northeast Pennsylvania Polka king who entertained millions of people from around the ...

A local polka music legend passed away on Christmas Day. The Facebook page for “Stanky and the Coalminers” reports that their ...

Sep. 30—Joe Grkman Jr. can recall his father playing the accordion as far back as he can remember. "He'd have a friend come over to play guitar along with him," said Grkman, 70, a Westmoreland County ...

The 59th annual Thanksgiving Polka Weekend, presented by the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, will take place Nov. 24 and 25 and will again feature a festival of music and dancing. The ...

Feb. 2—Chris Bogdon was in first grade in his native Carnegie when he started taking accordion lessons. Steve Novosel, while growing up in Murrysville, took up the instrument at 9 years old. Both were ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Grammy Award-winning polka great Eddie Blazonczyk, who began playing the lively music in the 1950s and went on to earn the nickname "Polka King" after starting his own band and label, ...

Alex Meixner is a Grammy-nominated musician and advocate...for polka music. Though he plays multiple instruments, including trumpet and drums, he's best known as an accomplished accordion player. He ...

On January 12th, Netflix will be premiering a new film titled The Polka King starring Jack Black. The film tells the true story of Jan Lewan, a Polish immigrant who became the “King of Pennsylvania ...

BAY CITY, MI — As polka music filled the air, Bill Salogar moved across the dance floor in time to the quick beat. Salogar was living up to his nickname of "Dancing Bill,", a moniker given to him by ...

WILKES-BARRE — Promoter Jim Della Croce this week said polka music is alive and doing well in Pennsylvania. “And Pennsylvania Polka is one of our strongest musical draws,” said Della Croce, who is ...

There is no line to get into the International Polka Association Hall of Fame and Museum, no audio tour or docent. But there is Dave Ulczycki. Ulczycki is always ready to guide polka enthusiasts and ...