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Polka A Go-Go With Li'l Wally

Li'l Wally has been one of the most important and influential polka musicians in America. He was responsible for creating the Chicago-style polka, a slower, more danceable, more improvisational sound, whose core appeal lay with Polish-Americans. Wally released over 150 albums on his own Jay Jay label. He played both concertina and drums in concert, and performed good-humored dance tunes and sentimental ballads. He and Frankie Yankovic became the first inductees into the Polka Hall of Fame. Walter Edward Jagiello was born in Chicago in 1930. His parents were both Polish immigrants, and he was exposed to polka music very early on. He started sneaking out to hear polka music in the clubs along Division Street, and was soon getting professional bookings as a singer with the bands he met. He completed his education at Holy Innocents School. A self-taught drummer and concertina player, he started playing with Chicago polka godfather Eddie Zima at age ten, and was leading his own band at 14. His first recording session came in 1946 for his own small Amber Records label, at which point he was still singing entirely in Polish. In 1949, Wally recorded eight songs for Columbia Records. Dissatisfied with the experience, he launched Jay Jay Records in 1951, and unleashed a torrent of music; during the '50s, he often managed to turn out ten or more LPs a year. His breakout national hit in 1954, thanks to his first English-language recording, "I Wish I Was Single Again." He scored numerous hits with polka audiences over the years, including the all-time polka standard "No Beer in Heaven," "Li'l Wally Twirl," "Johnny's Knockin'," "She Likes Kielbasa," "Seven Days and Seven Nights," "Take Me Baby," "Chicago Is a Polka Town," "Liechtensteiner Polka," "Two Bucks Polka," "To Be in Love With Someone," and many others. During the '60s, Li'l Wally appeared three times on The Lawrence Welk Show. Wally continued to tour and record from his Miami home base, and managed another big polka hit with 1982's "God Bless Our Polish Pope." The unabashedly sentimental ode to Pope John Paul II got Wally the chance to perform for him in 1984. In later years, Wally teamed up with the new-school punk-polka outfit, the Polkaholics, in concert, though his own brand of polka remained defiantly traditional in the face of a wider country & western influence. (web bio)

Tracklist:
Polka A Go Go
Hitsitty-Hotsitty
Big Bouquet Of Flowers
Why Marry?
Everything's Fine
Music is my Happiness
Everyone Loves Someone
Our Favorite Song
Don't Worry Don't Hurry
Left Me
Waltz of Many Memories
New Dance

Album Description: Awesome album cover features Li'l Wally with three female dancers clad in leopard print bikinis. The vinyl record is in glossy clean good condition, has scratches, plays okay without skips. The cover is in excellent condition with minor ring wear. The pictures in this listing are of the actual record album you will receive. Check out our other listings for more records by this artist along with a wide variety of records, CD's, cassettes & more, everything priced to sell. All reasonable 'Best Offers' accepted. Combined shipping available worldwide. Only $.50 shipping for each additional record album mailed within the USA; only $3.00 shipping for each additional record album mailed outside the USA. Gatefold double albums count as two. We ship worldwide in secure, padded packaging. Please let us know if you have any questions; click the "Ask A Question" link below for a prompt reply.

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