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Eddie Blazonczyk's VersatonesFast FactsBioIn 1963 Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones recorded their first
album titled "Polka Parade" on the Bel-Aire record label.
For the past thirty-seven years, this Grammy award-winning group is
known for its modern blend of polka originals, covers and standards
that have pleased people in over 6000 appearances, touring the USA,
Canada, France, Austria, Mexico, and Poland. They have recorded over
50 albums and received over 125 miscellaneous awards from the national
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), the International Polka
Association, the United States Polka Association, The United Polka Boosters,
and the United Polka Association. The Versatones classic six piece format
and multi-influential roots have developed from a mixture of past Rock
& Roll experience, Country & Western, Cajun, and Tex-Mex music.
But it's the progressive sound which the Versatones have achieved with
their six pieces which has modernized polka music. This obviously is
a different sound from the postwar Chicago polka style of the 40's and
50's. The Versatones have expanded their following over the years, mostly
because of their own arduous efforts of booking their own shows, coordinating
promotions, and connecting with the mainstream music industry. They
have fan clubs throughout the country and are the most sought after
polka band in the music industry today. On some of their albums they
have combined a country flavor with traditional polka. The Versatones
tremendous popularity attracts audiences with ages ranging from 13 to
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