That was the early 1950s, just in the wake of Frankie Yankovic's having made the Slovenian style of polka one of the most popular forms of music in Wisconsin. By the 1960s, the Verne Meisner Band ...

He credited Cleveland polka legend Frankie Yankovic with initially sparking his interest. “As a youngster, I thought, ‘Man, this is really cool,’ and I started taking accordion lessons,” S ...

benefit concert in Kansas City. While Yankovic is known to either skewer or polka-fy contemporary hits, Forte instead suggested the duo play it by the book during the all-star concert.