Tuesday, 26 July 2011

KB-206 - POLKALAND 571 (Updated 1 Jan 2020)

DICK RODGERS and his Orchestra
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KB-206A - Hey Joe Polka   (No Publ.)
KB-206B - Sunny’s Polka   (No Publ.)
POLKALAND 571
Sheboygan, WI



March 1, 1927 - January 22, 2004 

Polka Musician and TV Show Personality. Dick Rodgers was commonly known as Wisconsin's Polka King. The Dick Rodgers Show was broadcast on TV and radio for a total of 23 years. Rodgers was named to the International Polka Hall of Fame, the Wisconsin Polka Hall of Fame, and the World Concertina Congress Hall of Fame. Rodgers was named Orchestra Leader of the Year in 1967 by the Wisconsin Orchestra Leaders Association.






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