Lenny Gomulka is an American musician, singer, songwriter, bandleader, composer, and publisher. One of his bands, ''Lenny Gomulka and Chicago Push'', popular for American & Polish-style and Chicago-style

polkas Polka is a dance and genre of dance music originating in nineteenth-century Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic. Though associated with Czech culture, polka is popular throughout Europe and the Americas. History Etymology The term ...

. Gomulka has also collaborated numerous times with Eddie Blazonczyk Sr.,

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 Te ...

and others. Lenny Gomulka is the author of "Say Hello to Someone in Massachusetts", the official polka of the State of

Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...

. He is an inductee of the

International Polka Association The International Polka Association (IPA) is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to the study and preservation of polka music and the cultural heritage of Polish Americans who have made this music tradition part of their heritage. The IPA ...

Hall of Fame, and a twelve-time

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

nominee.

References

External links

Official Web site of Lenny Gomulka and the Chicago Push
Living people Musicians from Massachusetts American songwriters American bandleaders Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-musician-stub