Jimmy Sturr
James W. Sturr, Jr. is an American polka musician, trumpeter, clarinetist, saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired more Grammy nominations than anyone in the history of musical polka awards.[1]
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| Birth name | James William Sturr, Jr. |
| Born | September 25, 1941 Warwick, New York, United States |
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| Occupation(s) | Instrumentalist, bandleader |
| Instruments | Trumpet, clarinet, saxophone |
| Labels | Rounder, Vanguard, Starr |
| Website | www |
Touring history
Sturr and his orchestra have performed at Carnegie Hall,[2] Lincoln Center in New York City and the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland.[3] When touring, the band rides in Jimmy's forty-five foot customized tour bus, previously owned by Billy Ray Cyrus.[1]
Radio show
Sturr hosts a syndicated radio show on stations including WTBQ[4] in his hometown of Florida, New York, the station he once owned. He also has a weekly radio show on SirusXM channel, Rural Radio.[5]
Discography
- All American Polka Festival
- The Best of Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra
- Come on and Dance:Live (2014)
- Come Share the Wine (2008 Grammy)
- Double Magic
- First Class Polkas
- Forget Me Never
- Gone Polka (2002 Grammy) with Willie Nelson and Brenda Lee
- Grammy Gold
- Greatest Hits of Polka
- I Love to Polka (1996 Grammy)
- A Jimmy Sturr Christmas
- Let the Whole World Sing (2009 Grammy)
- Let's Polka 'Round with Charlie Daniels, Bela Fleck and Boots Randolph (2004 Grammy)
- Life's a Polka
- Live at Gilley's! (1992 Grammy)
- Living on Polka Time (1998 Grammy) with Bill Anderson and Flaco Jiménez
- Most Requested Hits
- Not Just Another Polka
- Polka! All Night Long (1997 Grammy) with Willie Nelson
- Polka Christmas
- "Polka Christmas" in My Home Town
- Polka Cola with Bill Anderson
- Polka Fever (1978)
- Polka in Paradise with Bobby Vinton (2007 Grammy)
- Polka is My Life
- Polka Party
- Polkapalooza
- Primetime Polkas
- Pure Country
- Pure Polka
- Rock N Polka
- Saturday Night Polka
- Shake, Rattle and Polka! (2006 Grammy)
- Sturr It Up
- Sturr Struck
- Top of the World with Arlo Guthrie and Rhonda Vincent (2003 Grammy)
- Touched by a Polka with Mel Tillis (2001 Grammy)
- Tribute to the Legends of Polka Music
- When It's Polka Time at Your House (1991 Grammy)
Band members
Main Band Members
- Jimmy Sturr - Leader, Vocals, Clarinet, Saxophone, Drums, and Trumpet
- Rick Henly - Trumpet
- Bill Ash - Trumpet
- Kenny Harbus - Trumpet & Vocals
- Jim Perry - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, and Tenor Saxophone
- Nick DeVito - Clarinet & Alto Saxophone
- Johnny Karas - Tenor Saxophone & Vocals
- Ron Oswanski - Piano & Accordion
- Frank Urbanovitch - Violin & Vocals
- Rich Pavasaris - Bass Guitar
- Rich Berends - Drums
Other Band Members/Reoccurring Members
- Tom Conklin - Bus Driver
- Jim Dixon - Bus Driver
- Gus Kosior - Manager & Bus Driver
- Barbara James - Assistant Manager
- Al Piatkowski - Accordion
- Nick Koryluk - Accordion
- Joe Mariany - Clarinet and Saxophone
- Ray Barno - Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, and Baritone Saxophone
- Chris Caffery - Guitar
Past Band Members
- Hank Golis - Trumpet
- Kevin Krauth - Trumpet & Vocals
- Al Noble - Trumpet
- Ben Poole - Trumpet
- Eric Parks - Trumpet
- Dana Sylvander - Trombone
- Dennis Coyman - Drums
- Bill Langan - Bass Guitar
- Mike Ralff - Bass Guitar
- Dave Kowalski - Guitar
- Eddie Burton - Guitar
- Lou Pallo - Guitar
- Kevin Chase - Guitar
- Walt Cunningham - Strings & Banjo
- Ed Goldberg - Piano & Bass
- Jeff Hoffman - Piano
- Jeff Miller - Piano
- Keith Slattery - Piano
- Lenny Filipowski - Piano
- Dennis Polisky - Clarinet & Alto Saxophone
- Greg Dolecki - Clarinet & Alto Saxophone
- Joe Magnuszewski - Clarinet & Alto Saxophone
- Peter Kargul - Violin
- Ryan Joseph - Violin
- Steve Wnuk - Violin
- Gene Bartkiewicz - Accordion
- Wally Czerniawski - Accordion
- Steve Swiader - Accordion
- Gennarose - Vocals
- Lance Wing - Vocals
- Lindsey Webster - Vocals
- John Doolan - Equipment Manager
- Bryan Doolan - Roadie
- Thomas 'Tom' Karas - Accordion/keyboard (1983-1989)[6]
References
- Sisario, Ben (February 5, 2006). "The Polka King Rolls Out the Barrel for the 19th Time". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- https://www.carnegiehall.org/PerformanceHistorySearch/#!search=jimmy%20sturr
- http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewpapers%2520Disk2%2FAuburn%2520NY%2520Citizen%2520Advertiser%2FAuburn%2520NY%2520Citizen%2520Advertiser%25201985.pdf%2FNewspaper%2520Auburn%2520NY%2520Citizen%2520Advertiser%25201985%2520-%25204564.PDF&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F7d820ff77de8cd87885f5f4af0c858a5#page=1
- WTBQ
- "Weekly Schedule - Rural Radio". SiriusXM. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
- http://www.ipapolkas.com/blog/otw-portfolio/thomas-karas-deceased-category-inducted-2004/
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Jimmy Sturr
- Works by or about Jimmy Sturr in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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