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Jimmy Sturr
James W. Sturr Jr. is an American polka musician, trumpeter, clarinetist, saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired more Grammy nominations than anyone in the history of musical polka awards. Touring history Sturr and his orchestra have performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City, Yankee Stadium and the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland. When touring, the band rides in Jimmy's 45-foot customized tour bus, previously owned by Billy Ray Cyrus. Radio show Sturr hosts a syndicated radio show on stations including WTBQ in his hometown of Florida, New York, the station he once owned. He also has a weekly radio show on the Rural Radio channel on SirusXM. Discography * ''All American Polka Festival'' * ''All in My Love for You'' (1990 Grammy) * ''The Best of Jimmy Sturr and His Orches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick, New York
Warwick is a town in the southwestern part of Orange County, New York, United States. Its population was 32,027 at the 2020 census. The town contains three villages (Florida, Greenwood Lake, and Warwick) and eight hamlets ( Amity, Bellvale, Edenville, Little York, Wisner, New Milford, Pine Island, and Sterling Forest). History In the early 1700s, one of the original patent holders, Benjamin Aske, named his land "Warwick", presumably after an area of England near his original ancestral home. He began to sell it off to settlers in 1719. His first parcel of land, 100 acres, was sold to Lawrence Decker. Other familiar family names of the Valley appeared in subsequent years. The European population of the valley grew rapidly from 1730 to 1765, and the previously existing populations of indigenous native people declined as forests and land were cleared for pasture and were re-organized. By the start of the American Revolution, almost all of the native population had disappeared in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually. It houses internationally renowned performing arts organizations including the New York Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera, the New York City Ballet, and the Juilliard School. History Planning A consortium of civic leaders and others, led by and under the initiative of philanthropist John D. Rockefeller III, built Lincoln Center as part of the "Lincoln Square Renewal Project" during Robert Moses's program of New York's urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s."Rockefeller Philanthropy: Lincoln Center" ( |
I Love To Polka
''I Love to Polka'' is an album by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, released through Rounder Records in 1995. In 1996, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. Track listing # "It's Party Time" (Zalac) – 2:41 # "Dancing Clarinets" (Sturr) – 2:14 # "Bed of Roses" (Urbanovitch) – 2:34 # "I L.O.V.E. Y.O.U." (Brown, Sturr) – 3:02 # "Button Box Fever" (Rink) – 2:23 # "Gettin' Married" (Biskup) – 2:28 # "I Love to Polka" (Filipowski) – 3:10 # "Nat the Cat" (Will) – 2:45 # "My Mary" (Resetar) – 2:45 # "Skylark" (Solek) – 2:47 # "Last Night" (Rink) – 2:47 # "Here We Come/The Polish Polka" (Sturr) – 2:40 # "Blaze of Glory" (Keith, Morrison, Slate) – 2:45 Personnel * Gene Bartkiewicz – accordion * Doyle Brown – visual coordinator * Basia Ciborowski – vocals * Dennis Coyman – drums * Todd Culross – assistant engineer * Wally Czerniawski – accordion * Dave Czohara – trumpet * Will Dombrowski – engineer * Nancy Given – design * Ken ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brenda Lee
Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), known professionally as Brenda Lee, is an American singer. Performing rockabilly, pop and country music, she had 47 US chart hits during the 1960s and is ranked fourth in that decade, surpassed only by Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Ray Charles. She is known for her 1960 hit " I'm Sorry" and 1958's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", which has become a Christmas standard. At 4 ft 9 inches tall (approximately 145 cm), she received the nickname "Little Miss Dynamite" in 1957, after recording the song "Dynamite" when she was 12, and was one of the earliest pop stars to have a major contemporary international following. In 1969, Lee returned to the charts with her recording "Johnny One Time" penned by A. L. "Doodle" Owens and Dallas Frazier. The song reached #3 on ''Billboard''s Adult Contemporary Chart and #41 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also earned Lee her second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Female Vocal. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country musician. The critical success of the album ''Shotgun Willie'' (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of ''Red Headed Stranger'' (1975) and '' Stardust'' (1978), made Nelson one of the most recognized artists in country music. He was one of the main figures of outlaw country, a subgenre of country music that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. Nelson has acted in over 30 films, co-authored several books, and has been involved in activism for the use of biofuels and the legalization of marijuana. Born during the Great Depression and raised by his grandparents, Nelson wrote his first song at age seven and joined his first band at ten. During high school, he toured locally with the Bohemian Polka as their lead singer and guitar player. After graduating from high school in 1950, he joined the U.S. Air Force but was later discharged d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gone Polka
''Gone Polka'' is an album by Jimmy Sturr, released through Rounder Records on September 25, 2001. In 2002, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. Track listing # "Yellow Rose of Texas Polka" – 2:52 # "Sugar and Spice Polka" (Sturr) – 3:02 # "Music! Music! Music! Polka" (Baum, Weiss) – 2:07 # "Near the Town Polka" (Solek) – 2:05 # "Waltz Across Texas Waltz" (Tawil, Tubb, Tubb) – 2:57 # "Dancing Girl Oberek" – 2:15 # "Ricochet Polka" (Coleman, Darion, Gimble) – 3:22 # "Just Because Polka" (Robin, Shelton) – 2:17 # "Hop Scotch Polka" – 2:19 # "Big Mamou Polka" (Davis) – 2:44 # "Poor Girl Polka" (Wojnarwoski) – 2:57 # "On the Road Again Polka" (Nelson) – 2:10 # " Sing Sing Sing" (Louis Prima) – 3:33 Personnel * Scott Alarik – liner notes * Gene Bartkiewicz – accordion * Mark Bernstein – bass * Doyle Brown – visual coordinator * Dennis Coyman – drums * Wally Czerniawski – accordion, arranger * Ray DeBrown – arranger * Nick D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance With Me (Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra Album)
''Dance with Me'' is an album by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, released on August 18, 1998. In 1999, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. ''Dance with Me'' was Sturr's 100th album. Critical reception AllMusic wrote that the album "is a very good recording and should be enjoyed by those who enjoy first-rate dance music and can leap beyond the stereotype of polka music being only for the gray-haired generation." Track listing # "Make Mine Polka" (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) # "My Polka Dot" (feat. The Jordanaires) # "Stellato's Polka" # "May All Your Dreams Come True" (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) # "Papa Won't You Dance With Me" (feat. The Rocco Sisters) # "E-String Polka" # "Borracho #1" # "Ordinary Girl" (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) # "Blue Star" # "In One Year (Za Rok)" # "Watch Your Step" # "Loretta" (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) # "Wasn't That a Party" (feat. The Oak Ridge Boys) Track listing adapted from the Apple Store See also * Polka in the United States P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Share The Wine
''Come Share the Wine'' is an album by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, released through Rounder Records on August 21, 2007. In 2008, the album won the group the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. Track listing # "Dancin' with Rosie" (Mecham, Seibert, Vigetta) – 2:27 # "Dominique" ( Sœur Sourire) – 2:45 # "Not Supposed To" (Mecham, Seibert, Vigetta) – 2:58 # "Come Share the Wine" (Black, Jürgens, Kasha, Montana) – 3:34 # "Red Wing" (Chattaway, Mills) – 2:12 # "Small Town Memory Lane" (Wing) – 2:57 # "Snappy Time" (Soyka) – 2:38 # "I'm Gonna Steal Your Shoes" (Bryant, Bryant) – 2:00 # "Bride and Groom" (Karnish) – 2:42 # "Blind Date" (Henry) – 2:37 # "My Girl" – 2:38 # "Fiddles and Bows" (Driftwood) – 1:59 # "Come Share the Wine" (Black, Jürgens, Kasha, Montana) – 2:56 Personnel * Ray Barno Orchestra – Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone) * Don Black – Composer * Jerry Calhoun – Vocals, Guest Appearance * Mark Capps – Engineer * Thurland Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born To Polka
''Born to Polka'' is an album by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra. In 1989, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording. See also * Polka in the United States Polka is a music and dance style that originated in Europe in the 1830s and came to American society when people immigrated from Eastern Europe. A fast style in 2/4 time, and often associated with the pre–World War II era, polka remains a dynami ... References Grammy Award for Best Polka Album Jimmy Sturr albums {{1980s-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All In My Love For You
''All in My Love for You'' is an album by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra. In 1990, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording. See also * Polka in the United States of America Polka is a music and dance style that originated in Europe in the 1830s and came to American society when people immigrated from Eastern Europe. A fast style in 2/4 time, and often associated with the pre–World War II era, polka remains a dynami ... References Grammy Award for Best Polka Album Jimmy Sturr albums {{1990s-folk-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Florida, Orange County, New York
Florida is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,049 as of the 2020 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie- Newburgh- Middletown Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY- NJ- CT- PA Combined Statistical Area. The village is located in the town of Warwick, with two small northern portions in the town of Goshen. Florida is at the convergence of Routes 17A and 94. Florida has its own school district known as the Florida Union Free School District. The district consists of Golden Hill Elementary School and S. S. Seward Institute. The mascot for S.S. Seward Institute is a Spartan. The current mayor is Daniel Harter, Jr., who was elected in March 2018. History The area had been occupied by indigenous peoples for thousands of years. The part of the Wawayanda Patent which contained the present day village was known as the Florida Tract. The initial settlement on the site was known as Brookl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WTBQ
WTBQ is an independent radio station broadcasting from Warwick, New York. The last locally-owned radio station in Orange County, New York (and one of the few in the entire Hudson Valley), WTBQ broadcasts on 1110 AM and 93.5 FM, throughout Orange County and Northern New Jersey. The station has a diversified format consisting of news, oldies music, specialty music shows, talk shows, and specialty programming. History Local media figure Ed Klein brought WTBQ to air July 27, 1969 with studios originally located in the village of Warwick. The call letters come from Klein's young daughter's affection for her teddy bear. Originally, WTBQ had a "Beautiful Music" format (dubbed "The Casual Q"), in contrast to Top 40 music, which Klein hated. WTBQ also had a strong emphasis on news, both local and national (the station was a Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate from 1974-78 before later switching to ABC). In the mid-1970s the station evolved to more of a Middle Of The Road format. By 1978, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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