Chicago had "The Frankie Yankovic Show." The 1980s were a particularly good decade for Yankovic, thanks to another legendary Clevelander, Steve Popovich, founder of Cleveland International Records.

During his 60 years as America’s “polka king,” Frankie Yankovic crisscrossed the country hundreds of times. But he rarely saw the inside of a motel. “That’s because there were people in ...

Many of the gray heads on Sunday night`s dance floor cut their polka teeth on Frankie Yankovic and his Yanks to such tunes as ”Who Stole the Kishka?” ”I Don`t Want Her, You Can Have Her, She ...

Paul Wilcox, who hosted Yankovic's polka show on WEWS Channel 5 from 1956 to 1983, said the demand for Frankie's appearances became so great that the program had to keep using replacement bands.

Frankie Yankovic had humble roots in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood before earning the title of “America’s Polka King.” The city, in turn, has not forgotten the national acclaim ...

I n Slavic and German communities along the U.S. “polka circuit,” nobody has to be told about Frankie Yankovic and his five-man polka band. In a year they play as many as 275 one-night stands ...

Well, obviously Frankie Yankovic (“America’s Polka King”), no relation. Myron Floren, who was the lead accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show. Famous Canadian accordion player, Walter ...

Well, obviously Frankie Yankovic (“America’s Polka King”), no relation. Myron Floren, who was the lead accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show. Famous Canadian accordion player, Walter ...

Mary picked the accordion, partly because she was amused by the fact that a famous polka player, Frankie Yankovic, shared the family’s last name. Later, Al would say , “My parents made the ...