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My friend Steve Popovich Jr of Cleveland International Records has recently reissued this classic collection of America’s Polka King Frankie Yankovic’s final recorded collaborations. These historical recordings arranged by Frank’s most renowned protegee Joey Miskulin capture many of his biggest hits in duets with a wide range of icons throughout the musical world that display Yankovic’s amazing influence. From Drew Carey (Too Fat Polka) to Chet Atkins (Blue Skirt Waltz) to Eddie Blazoncyk (My Melody of Love) to Little Joe (Just Because) and two versions of Who Stole the Kishka with Weird Al Yankovic and Kinky Friedman, this is an album that should be in every polka lover’s collection… Quite honestly, listening to Joey and Frank duet on “For Old Times Sake” brings back images of watching them on stage as a little kid and is a gentle reminder of why I perform this music today.
This reissue is also available on VINYL via Cleveland International Records
- INTRODUCTION-W/ COWBOY JACK CLEMENT
- JUST BECAUSE-W/ LITTLE JOE HERNANDEZ
- WHO STOLE THE KISHKA- W/ WEIRD AL YANKOVIC
- HOOP-DEE-DOO-W/ RIDERS IN THE SKY
- BLUE SKIRT WALTZ-W/ CHET ATKINS AND MARGARET BAILEY
- TOO FAT POLKA- W/ DREW CAREY
- CLEVELAND THE POLKA TOWN-W/ POLKA ALL STARS
- THE BEER BARREL POLKA-W/ CHAS AND DAVE
- IN HEAVEN THERE IS NO BEER-W/ EDDIE BLAZONCZYK
- THE BAR ROOM POLKA-W/ COWBOY JACK CLEMENT
- ZIVILI BRACE’, ZIVILI SESTRA-W/ JOHNNY KRIZANCIC
- FOR OLD TIMES SAKE-W/ JOEY MISKULIN
- THE NIGHT FRANK YANKOVIC CAME TO TOWN-W/ DAVID ALLAN COE & ROGER MARTIN
- THE PENNSYLVANIA POLKA-W/ GARY CHAPMAN
- HEY LITTLE SWEETHEART-W/ LENNY GOMULKA
- MY MELODY OF LOVE-W/ BIG CHUCK & LIL’ JOHN/EDDIE BLAZONCZYK
- MILWAUKEE POLKA-W/ COWBOY JACK CLEMENT
- THAT SILVER-HAIRED DADDY OF MINE-W/ DON EVERLY
- I WANNA CALL YOU SWEETHEART-W/ LISA SILVER & JOEY MISKULIN
- BABY DOLL POLKA-W/ LYNN MARIE RINK
- PLAY, PLAY YOUR ACCORDION-W/ A TRIBUTE TO FRANK YANKOVIC NARRATED BY TONY PETKOVSEK
- THE YANKOVIC MEDLEY-W/ ZEKE AND CHARLIE AND THE GANG
- **BONUS TRACK**WHO STOLE THE KEESHKA-W/ KINKY FRIEDMAN
