John “Stanky” Stankovic, the legendary Northeast Pennsylvania polka king who entertained millions of people from around the ...

TWO RIVERS – Get ready to polka. A tribute concert to the “Polka King,” Manitowoc County’s own Romy Gosz, will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 26 at The Washington House, 1622 Jefferson St., Two Rivers.

The Polka King was a no-show. Could it be that after being nominated for best polka recording Grammys for 18 straight years and winning 14 times, Jimmy Sturr had become blase about the awards? Why ...

The man known around the country as The Polk King, Jan Lewan and his music partner Alex Meixner shared the true life story of “The Polka King.” Lewan’s story was made into a Netflix movie starring ...

Del Sinchak talks about his life and career at Peppermint Productions in advance of his final concert at Penguin City Brewing Company on New Year’s Eve. (Photo by Andy Gray) YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning ...

Jimmy Sturr is the king of polka, making his lifelong home, the village of Florida, New York, arguably the country’s polka capital. Now, the music legend is lending his icon status to something a ...

Jan Lewandowski, right, better known as Jan Lewan, embraced actor Jack Black at the premiere of “The Polka King” at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah. John Koterba AP Jan Lewandowski built a “polka ...

In the McLeod County History Museum, there’s a plaque on the wall near the entrance to the west wing that reads “No power on earth has the ability to move people like the spirit of music.” The quote ...

Squashed between two large wrestlers, Glenn L. Schmidt was waiting to share the ring with Reggie “Da Crusher” Lisowski. “It was little me and these big guys around me,” Schmidt recalled, decades later ...