Jimmy Sturr - Greatest Hits Of Polka
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Track List: Greatest Hits Of Polka
- Beer Barrel PolkaDownload & Buy
- Tavern in the TownDownload & Buy
- Papa, Won't You Dance with MeDownload & Buy
- Pennsylavania Polka
- Tic TocDownload & Buy
- Champagne PolkaDownload & Buy
- Yellow Rose of TexasDownload & Buy
- Lichtensteiner
- Blue Skirt WaltzDownload & Buy
- Hoop Dee DooDownload & Buy
- Charlie Was a BoxerDownload & Buy
- San Antonio RoseDownload & Buy
- MetropoleDownload & Buy
- Just BecauseDownload & Buy
- Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin PieDownload & Buy
- She's Too Fat for Me (Village in Polka)Download & Buy
- JulidaDownload & Buy
- Helena PolkaDownload & Buy
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Album Details: Greatest Hits Of Polka
- Release Date:
- 04/25/2006
- Label:
- Rounder Select
- UPC:
- 011661611320
User Reviews: Greatest Hits Of Polka
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The music is lively and upbeat
, December 22, 2006Reviewer:
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Pro Reviews: Greatest Hits Of Polka
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Polka went public with Lawrence Welk and The Lawrence Welk Show in the mid'50s, and 50 years later, not all that much has changed. This time warp is apparent, and to fans of the genre, will be welcomed on Jimmy Sturr's The Greatest Hits of Polka Sturr, in fact, might be the perfect leader to fillin for the departed Welk, his son even, carrying on the tradition of champagne music. Nearly everything the song choices, the cheesy background singing, and the joyful beer hall cadence might've been borrowed from Welk's television programs. For nonfans, it's impossible to understand how these renditions of "Beer Barrel Polka" and "Charlie Was a Boxer" could be appealing how they were ever appealing to anyone. Part of the problem is that polka, like commercial folk music from the late '50s and early '60s, is hopelessly outofsync with the current mood of cynicism. Songs like "Tic Toc" and "Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie" are happy songs from an era when most folks (especially white middle class men folks) were optimistic about the future. The Greatest Hits of Polka will probably have its greatest appeal, then, to an audience who never got hip to the pessimism that began growing rapidly during the '70s (around the time that Welk's show was canceled). - Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr., All Music Guide |
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Jimmy Sturr Biography
Clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and bandleader Jimmy Sturr is easily one of the most popular modern-day polka practitioners, with more than 100 albums to his credit since the 1960s. After extensive touring and recording, Sturr came into his own dur...Full Jimmy Sturr Biography
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