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Polka! All Night Long
''Polka! All Night Long'' is an album by Jimmy Sturr. It was released through Rounder Records in 1996. In 1997, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. Track listing # "All Night Long" (Gimble, Wills) – 2:48 # "Swirl" (Soyka, Sturr) – 3:15 # "Tavern in the Town" (traditional) – 2:05 # "Edelweiss" (Hammerstein, Rodgers) – 2:27 # "Alice" (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:58 # "Krakow Bridge") – 2:23 # "Cajun Fiddle" (Rich) – 2:10 # "Big Ball's in Cowtown" (Nix) – 2:46 # "Dizzy Fingers" (Sturr) – 3:47 # "Green Valley" (Wills) – 2:52 # "My Sophie" (Wojnarowski) – 1:59 # "Can't Afford to Be a Star" (Gerstenfeld, Lenard) – 2:48 # "Alice ock Version (Chapman, Chinn) – 3:28 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 dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |