Polka Hall of Fame
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The National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Euclid, Ohio, United States. It traces the history of the Cleveland-style polka, from its Slovenian roots from the 19th century, through American factory and mining towns where it absorbed jazz and country expressions, to the post-war years when top ten polka hits got the nation on the dance floor.
Museum hours
- Wednesday, Friday and Saturday - 11am to 4pm
Awards show
The Polka Hall of Fame holds an annual awards show on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, during the three-day Thanksgiving Polka Weekend at the Downtown Marriott Hotel on Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. The show awards local and national polka groups and talents.[1]
Hall of Fame Members
Inductee | 'Year Inducted |
Bass, Kenny | |
Bright, Roger | |
Fedorchak, Joe | |
Haller, Hank | |
Avsenik, Slavko | |
Hoyer, Matt | |
Meisner, Verne | |
Miskulin, Joey | |
Ostanek, Walter | |
Pecon, Johnny | |
Trebar, Lou | |
Vadnal, Johnny |
Location
The museum is located in the historic old city hall of Euclid, Ohio. The building was renovated in 2000.
See also
- List of music museums
- International Polka Association
- Frankie Yankovic
- Verne Meisner
- Joey Miskulin
- Walter Ostanek
References
- ^ "Polka player going strong after 50 years; Menasha's Ray Dorschner will be inducted into Hall of Fame Saturday". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 1996-08-01.
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