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Born: July 28, 1915 in Davis, WV
Years Active: 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: October 14, 1998 in New Port Richey, FL
Genre: Easy Listening

Biography:
America's undisputed Polka King, Frankie Yankovic did more to popularize polka music than any other single performer, and remains the yardstick by which all other polka artists are measured. Yankovic was the first polka artist to score a million-selling single (1948's "Just Because"), the first to perform on television, and the fi... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2003 Toe Tappin' Happy Polkas
2002 Polka King
2000 One Last Time
2000 I Wish I Was 18 Again
1999 Live in Nashville
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