Joe Sr. and his friend would play polka tunes, and, in 1967, his son and two cousins joined him and formed a polka band, starting with gigs at the former Slovenian ballroom in Herminie.

The polka, a lively couples dance in 2/4 time ... He recalls driving the tractor on his family's farm, with dance tunes ringing in his head the engine roaring, his left hand on the wheel, his ...

Credited with introducing the chicken dance to the U.S. (the polka tune was called the bird dance, but organizers could only muster a chicken costume and the name stuck), Linde is one of the ...

A popular creator in the Chicago style was the city’s own Walter ‘Li'l Wally’ Jagiello – the author of Chicago is a Polka Town, also a 1950s tune. The popularity of polka among Polish Americans led to ...

And while the station is primarily known for polka music, it also dips into what it calls vintage country and rock ‘n’ roll. As the band Boom Chicka Boom runs through holiday tunes and ...