CLEVELAND, Ohio - Not familiar with the Polka King? Think Frankie Yankovic is just your grandma's music? Think again. In honor of the Cleveland-style polka great's centennial - Frankie Yankovic was ...

During his 60 years as America’s “polka king,” Frankie Yankovic crisscrossed the country hundreds of times. But he rarely saw the inside of a motel. “That’s because there were people in every state ...

In just a few months, a glorious musical era will come to an end. Frankie Yankovic, the man who single-handedly put polka on the pop charts, the fellow who proved that the noble squeeze-box deserved a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Clevelanders boast that their city is the home of rock 'n' roll. But it's also home to another singularly American music, Cleveland-style polka. Just as rock 'n' roll is a mix of ...

Frankie Yankovic had humble roots in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood before earning the title of “America’s Polka King.” The city, in turn, has not forgotten the national acclaim Yankovic brought ...