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	Eddie Blazonczyk
		Eddie Blazonczyk is a native Chicagoan, son of Fred and Antoinette Blazonczyk, who for years operated the Pulaski Village Ballroom and later the Club Antoinette in Chicago.
		Eddie started playing polkas in the early fifties with a four-piece combo known as “Happy Eddie and his Polka Jesters”.
		Eddie Blazonczyk is also a polka promoter, a disc jockey heard on WTAQ weekly, and president of the Bel-Aire Record Company with studios in Chicago.
	www.internationalpolka.com /blazonczyk-eddie.htm (171 words)

	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones \| View the Music Artists Biography Online \| VH1.com
		Eddie Blazonczyk is the undisputed king of the Chicago style of polka music.
		His mother, who directed a traditional gorale (highland) band, and his father, who played cello in a gorale band, operated ballrooms in Chicago, where Blazonczyk was exposed to the leading polka musicians of the '40s and '50s.
		Blazonczyk's wife, Tish, whom he met at a dance in 1962, operates the family business Bel-Aire Enterprises and co-hosts a four-hour-per-week radio show.
	www.vh1.com /artists/az/blazonczyk_eddie/bio.jhtml (347 words)

	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Blazonczyk's creative contributions and the magnitude of his impact on the American polka tradition have been likened to those of B.B. King on blues and Bill Monroe on bluegrass.
		The son of immigrants from the foothills of the Tatra Mountains in Poland, Eddie comes from a background rich in the song, dance, and fiddle traditions of that rural region.
		The group has received hundreds of awards from the International Polka Association, and in 1970, at the age of 30, Blazonczyk was elected to the I.P.A. Hall of Fame.
	www.museum.msu.edu /nff2001/activities/eddie_blazonczyks/index.html (301 words)

	NEA National Heritage Fellowships: Eddie Blazonczyk, Polish-American musician/bandleader
		Eddie Blazonczyk was born on July 12, 1941, in Chicago, the son of immigrants from the rural Tatras Mountains region of southern Poland.
		Blazonczyk's mother directed a music and dance ensemble, and his father played cello in a band, exposing the boy to Polish Highlander (Goralska) music, as well as to the popular polka rhythms.
		When the elder Blazonczyk bought a new tavern in the Wisconsin north-woods village of Hiles, the young Eddie was exposed to the music of other Slavs, Scandinavians, and "Kaintucks" — Kentuckians who came to work in the timber-producing region.
	www.nea.gov /honors/heritage/fellows/fellow.php?id=1998_02 (496 words)

	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
		Blazonczyk's creative contributions and the magnitude of his impact on the American polka tradition have been likened to those of B.B. King on blues and Bill Monroe on bluegrass.
		The son of immigrants from the foothills of the Tatra Mountains in Poland, Eddie comes from a background rich in the song, dance, and fiddle traditions of that rural region.
		The group has received hundreds of awards from the International Polka Association, and in 1970, at the age of 30, Blazonczyk was elected to the I.P.A. Hall of Fame.
	museum.msu.edu /nff2001/activities/eddie_blazonczyks/index.html (301 words)

	CD Baby: EDDIE BLAZONCZYK'S VERSATONES: Batteries Not Included
		Eddie Blazonczyk was born in Chicago in 1941, the son of immigrants from the rural Tatra Mountain region of southern Poland.
		Here, Eddie was exposed to some of the most influential polka musicians of the day.
		As a teen, Eddie spent his High School years in northern Wisconsin and turned his sights to Rock N Roll music and went under the name of Eddie Bell.
	cdbaby.com /cd/blazonczyk5 (741 words)

	Eddie Blazonczyk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Eddie Blazonczyk is a polka musician and leader of the band The Versatones.
		Before becoming a polka artist, and founding Chicago-based Bel-Aire Records in 1963, Eddie Blazonczyk recorded under the name Eddy Bell for Mercury Records and Lucky Four Records, both labels also based in Chicago.
		The records he made for these labels were rockabilly sides, and novelty songs.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eddie_Blazonczyk (159 words)

	Polka Passion - Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones
		When you're watching Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones perform, there is an overwhelming sense of mastery.
		Eddie has been barnstorming the dance halls, taverns, polka festivals and church picnics for 37 years.
		After a set of exuberant music, Eddie is besieged by fans.
	net.unl.edu /polka/ed.htm (146 words)

	POLISH NEWS - Essay Page - Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1963 Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones recorded their first album titled'Polka Parade' on the Bel-Aire record label.
		The Versatones career highlights include Eddie Blazonczyk Sr's National Heritage Fellowship induction, the country's most prestigious honor in the folk and traditional arts, presented by First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in 1998, and Eddie Blazonczyk Sr's election into the LPA Polka Music Hall of Fame in 1970.
		Eddie and his wife Tish have been married for 36 years.
	www.polishnews.com /fulltext/essay/2000/essay50_3.shtml (810 words)

	Eddie Walker
		-- Eddie Van Halen I don't much care who you are, but I'm sure of two things: first, that you're not likely to be Eddie Van Halen, and you made edits to articles with deliberately deceptive comments (for example, adding a comment "reverting to.." when actually adding all new content).
		In fluid dynamics, an eddy is the swirling of a fluid and the reverse current (water) created when the fluid flows past an obstacle.
		Eddie, an "in the closet" homosexual russian guy with a tiny penis and huge biceps Unless you're prepared to back this up with a reference, or at the very least an article, I am presuming that this is vandalism and removing it.
	www.breadlike.com /pages7/27/eddie-walker.html (1457 words)

	WhosWho Chicago: Eddie Blazonczyks : CenterstageChicago.com - Chicago City Life in Chicago, Illinois
		Eddie Blazonczyk's influence on the polka industry probably began in 1963 when he left the world of Rock n Roll as Eddie Bell and the Bel-Aires and re-entered the polkas as Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones.
		Inducted into the Polka Music Hall of Fame in 1970, at the age of 29, Blazonczyk continued his reign as the "Nation's Number One Polka Band" for over 3 decades.
		Eddie Blazonczyk is the rock upon which modern polka music was built.
	centerstage.net /music/whoswho/EddieBlazonczyks.html (228 words)

	Our Polka Hero: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more \|\|\| Music.com
		Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones have been billed as "The Nation's Number One Polka Band," a titled they've earned over the years.
		Adding their instrumental expertise to the recording were Jim Johnson on piano and synthesizer, Lenny Gomulka on clarinet, and Mark Trzepacz on "stunt" trumpets.
		With over 50 Blazonczyk albums released, Our Polka Hero just scratches the surface of his many hits, but the material selection was obviously done with care, selecting favorites of fans and musicians alike.
	www.music.com /release/our_polka_hero/1 (513 words)

	Polka Passion - Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones
		When you're watching Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones perform, there is an overwhelming sense of mastery.
		Eddie has been barnstorming the dance halls, taverns, polka festivals and church picnics for 37 years.
		standing at his side playing both concertina and fiddle, the Blazonczyk tradition is sure to continue on.
	www.netnebraska.org /extras/polka/ed.htm (146 words)

	Pumping up for polka - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Blazonczyk, from Bridgeview, Ill., says the Seven Springs polka-palooza is one of four major polka festivals he and his family organize throughout the year, and it's also the biggest.
		The Versatones have been together more than 40 years, from their first album in 1963, "Polka Parade," to their 14th Grammy nomination in 1998 for their recording "My Father's Shoes." Blazonczyk's dad, Eddie Sr., now semi-retired, still oversees the operations of the family business, but his son manages the band and the polka festival bookings.
		Eddie says polka music today has evolved from its ethnic roots.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/pittsburghtrib/living/music/s_459906.html (735 words)

	MySpace.com - Eddie Blazonczyks Versatones - BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois - Other / Electroacoustic / Folk - ...
		Born in 1967, Eddie Blazonczyk Jr was raised in the music industry.
		In 2002, Eddie Blazonczyk Sr retired from the band due to health reasons.
		Today Eddie Jr and the Versatones proudly carry on a legacy started over 40 years ago on the South Side of Chicago, the evolution and advancement of polka music and their heritage.
	www.myspace.com /eddieblazonczyksversatones (740 words)

	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones - Official Web Site
		Thirteen may be an unlucky number for some, but for Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones it a savory, delectable musical dish that truly is, as the title indicates, "Versalicious.
		Gerry Kaminski and Jimmy Sierzega handle the trumpets and John Wudtke "is" the accordion.
		Versalicious was recorded and mixed at Bel-Aire Studios and mastered at ARS Studios and was produced by E. Blazonczyk, Jr.
	www.versatones.com /versalicious.htm (283 words)

	Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones (April 5, 2008) » Calendar » Let’s Polka - An Accordion Blog
		Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones (April 5, 2008) » Calendar » Let’s Polka - An Accordion Blog
		Since 1963, Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones has been the gold standard of Chicago polka bands.
		The torch has now been passed to his son, Eddie Blazonczyk Jr., and with "Junior" at the helm, the band continues to record and tour relentlessly.
	www.letspolka.com /calendar/2008/04/05/eddie-blazonczyks-versatones (118 words)

	Antonina Blazonczyk
		Antoinette Blazonczyk was born and raised in the southern mountainous part of Poland in a village called Chocholow.
		The Polka field as well as the Polish community was shocked in June of 1972 by the sudden death of "Gazdzina" Blazonczyk.
		Antoinette was the proud mother of two children, daughter Louise Kurek, who now resides in New York, and son, Eddie Blazonczyk, popular polka band leader and disc jockey from Chicago.
	www.internationalpolka.com /blazonczyk-antonina.htm (335 words)

	The State News - www.statenews.com
		The music was so infectious, people couldn’t resist grabbing their partners to do some serious polka dancing.
		Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones played to a packed house at the National Folk Festival.
		Currently, the band consists of Eddie Blazonczyk Sr., Eddie Blazonczyk Jr., Dave Nigel Kurdzil, John Fomenko, Wally Dombrowski and John Pilch Jr.
	www.statenews.com /print.phtml?pk=4938 (577 words)

	A Polka Dictionary
		EDDY BELL -Eddie Blazonczyk's name before the Versatones and Polkas and did a stint in Rock 'n' Roll.
		He has filled in Eddie Blazonczyk and does a lot of studio work.
		ZIP -Joe Lubovinsky, owner of Fiedor's Grove and co-promoter, along with Eddie Blazonczyk, of the Polka Fireworks and Fall Polka Fest at the Seven Springs Resort in Champion, Pennsylvania.
	www.polamjournal.com /polka/poldict.html (1087 words)

	Our Polka Hero - Frankie Liszka - Music Reviews
		Beyond a doubt, Eddie Blazoncyzk of Chicago is one of the most influential individuals in modern polka music.
		A bandleader, composer, musician, vocalist promoter and Polka Hall of Famer, he is a polka hero not only to the fans, but also musicians throughout the industry.
		Our Polka Hero, a 23-track 1997 recording by the Brass Connection and executive producer Mark Trzepacz/Ethnic World Records, pays tribute to Eddie Blazonczyk and does it with style, class and quality.
	www.mp3.com /albums/258618/reviews.html (837 words)

	Recordings
		Eddie Blazonczyk, Jr., the man in control of this band, deserves recognition for not only his music, but for his work and determination in keeping Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones a "band in demand." Without him, there would be no versatones and that would create a large void in the body of polka music.
		With a familiar melody, the Blazonczyk penned tune, "Step By Step" is the second track and continues this dynamic recording session which is as hot as the Versatones of old.
		Eddie Blazonczyk and the Versatones are billed as "The Nation's Number One Polka Band," a titled they've earned over the years.
	www.polamjournal.com /polka/records.html (10957 words)

	CD Baby: EDDIE BLAZONCZYK'S VERSATONES: My Father's Shoes
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		Eddie Blazonczyk was born in Chicago in 1941, the son of immigrants from the rural Tatra Mountain region of southern Poland.
		This is the CD that took Eddie Jr.
	www.cdbaby.com /cd/blazonczyk1 (1057 words)

	Music, Music, Music - Eddie Blazonczyk
		46 years later, Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones, of Chicago, revived the tune, "Blazonczykized" it, and made it the title cut of their 1996 recording.
		Music, Music, Music!, on the Bel-Aire label, is a mixture of excellent Polish and catchy American tunes, including five originals from the pen of Eddie Blazonczyk.
		The Blazonczyk rendition of "Loose Talk," an old country standard, fits the mixture of musical stylings on this release.
	music.aol.com /album/music-music-music/265416 (461 words)

	Amazon.ca: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2: Music: Eddie Blazonczyk (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Vocals are clean and Eddie's Polish is great.
		If I get depressed or feel really low, I just put on a Polish tape, especially Eddie B, and I just feel like all my worries have been put to rest.
		For some reason Eddie Blazonczyk seems to have only 2 CDs out.
	www.amazon.ca /Greatest-Hits-Vol-Eddie-Blazonczyk/dp/B0000021YL (249 words)

	Eddie Blazonczyk - Cleveland International Records (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Eddie’s warm vocals get right to your soul.
		No matter where the songs come from--country hits, pop standards, polka classics, witty originals--it all becomes something new and fresh, and altogether as real as is the heart of the polka tradition and the working class Americans who have lived by it for generations.
		“ Come on out and join your friends, the good times never end, “ as Eddie sings in “ Polka Lounges in Chicago, “ his brilliantly nostalgic history of Chicago Polka City--pure Americana ethnic, but you don’t have to be Polish-American, Slovenian-American, Ukrainian-American, German-American, Tex-Mex-American, heck, you don’t even have to be American!
	www.clevelandintl.com /eddie_blazonczyk.html (151 words)

	CD Baby: EDDIE BLAZONCZYK'S VERSATONES: Highways & Dancehalls
		Artists such as Lil' Wally, Steve Adamczyk, Eddie Zima, Marion Lush and America's Polka King Frank Yankovic entertained here, on Chicago's Southwest side.
		As a youngster inspired by his heritage, Eddie played accordion and sang with his childhood friend Chet Kowalkowski at many picnic groves and ballrooms.
		Chet convinced Eddie to join him in a local "up and coming" group.
	cdbaby.com /cd/blazonczyk3 (741 words)

	eBay - Bel Aire Reviews & Guides
		Personnel: Eddie Blazonczyk (vocals, fiddle, concertina); Jim Sierzga (vocals, trumpet); John Wudtke (accordion); Mike Stapinski (clarinet); Roger Malinowski (piano); Dave "Nigel" Kurdziel (bass guitar); Bob Zima (drums).
		Personnel: Eddie Blazonczyk (vocals, concertina); John Nudtke (vocals, accordion); Jim Sierzeca (vocals, trumpet); Gerry Kaminski (trumpet); Roger Malinowski (piano); Dave...
		Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones: Eddie Blazonczyk (vocals, fiddle, concertina); Jim Sierzga (vocals, trumpet); Eric Noltcamper (accordion); Gerry Kaminski (trumpet); Roger Malinowski (piano); Dave "Nigel" Kurdziel (bass instrument); Bob Zima (drums)....
	search.reviews.ebay.com /Bel-Aire (302 words)

	Mike's Polka Party
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	www.mikespolkaparty.com /samhtmweb/playlistE.html (512 words)

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