Ok. As a Polish American AND the 1978 Mayor Bilandic 9:54 Chicago lakefront polka champion I got to win the contest entirely with the help of Eddie. I gave him the song we practiced to and the cue as to when we were done... And it was perfect! Thank you so much Eddie. He was the best.

I grew up in a very polish area - everyone was Polish, Catholic, and farmers. Polka dances every weekend and all weddings had live polka bands. 💕💕. This is the best music ever! Eddie B was brilliant and had the best voice! 💕💕

@tam9571

2 жыл бұрын

Wish I had that in this world now it would be nice. Now it's not so nice

@georgelustrea2912

Жыл бұрын

You got that right!!

@tam9571

Жыл бұрын

Such a beautiful polish artest! You were so fortunate. I miss our family polish wedding's an party's . My grandparents were hard workers . An had a farm that caught fire . . Worked but knew how to have a polish good time . Dance ,An sing, Polish food for family , friends an all . Brings tears to my eyes , when we've have no polish party's no more . Family got a lot smaller as ones so dear have passed on through the years . What a smile in my heart to listen to all these songs . Tears of happy moments upon on my mind . So I loved your statement an it's soo True .🙏❤️😊

I’m not polish but grew up in a polish area and my dads best freind was polish and my dad was a good polka dancer. He would be on the floor for hours. Even my grandma Saturday morning polka would be blasting every Saturday morning early. I’ll never forget my dad getting ready to go see Eddie b at the bayway polish home in the 80s. This music will always have a special place in my heart ❤️

Yee hee!!! Thank you Mom and Grandma for giving me this music! Poland forever!!!

@tam9571

Жыл бұрын

Mine too!

@tam9571

Жыл бұрын

When polish you all the time go back to your favorite polka songs an good memories of those moments of family an friends ! Be proud an blast this evening just because . You're Polish an it's music to cheer you up when the blues start to creep in . Bless you in a great polish way! Take care

When I was a kid until my mid teens, my parents and I would go to polka dances. Saw Eddie perform many times… one of the most infectious musical bands.. great voice and delivery. Brings back many good memories.. I’m in my 60’s now, but I remember those days filled with dancing and having a wonderful time..

Eddie would have been 80 today...too many legends pass away too early.

My God bless Eddie's soul what good times back in Brighton park at polonia grove on Archer ave in Chicago

@DougWilliams-mk5ir

5 ай бұрын

I wonder if Eddie and Bill Haley are reliving their Comets’ days behind the Pearly Gates. Whaddya think?

I grew up up with Eddie, what a great roll model!

I don’t have an ounce of Polish in me but I was adopted into a loving family. My mom’s side is Polish. My grandpa loved listening to Eddie and I’d listen with him and dance polka with my grandpa. Such wonderful memories.

@Argentum1988

2 жыл бұрын

That's is awesome, bless you. There persists a generation that has lost its identity. Hopefully you carry your embodiment of those qualities and traditions forward.

Love this music and eddie b.

Polka music by Eddie blazonczyk fantastic

@chrislazo9098

3 жыл бұрын

God bless Eddie's energy

"AWESOME" !!!

My grandparents were very close friends with Eddie and they would travel all over to go dancing my pap and grandma were known well, Eddie was the best ever I remember when I was younger they would take me to see him

Super Piosenki I głos cudny!

I did it! We played this medley at my wedding. The dance floor was packed until the end.

@bisket2003

3 жыл бұрын

we did exactly the same thing! It was perfect.

@Frankybroadcast

3 жыл бұрын

@@bisket2003 Great Times ❤🇵🇱

My dad’s friends ❤❤❤❤❤

What a great tribute to daddy, who would have been 93 years old tomorrow!

I guess I won't need any other music at my wedding. ONLY EDDIE BLAZONCZYK' music.

A true Icon of Polka Music, what a great promoter of Polka Music and man, what a voice! Eddie you will be forever truly missed but never forgotten!

I STILL get goosebumps when I listen to this medley, along with the rest of the album

Reminds me of the Polish wedding went to as a little girl, and the band played for hours, and the people just danced!!! What fun we had !!

My dad is gone now but I live with him through this music

@cathymarshall4956

4 жыл бұрын

Taxi Norris. I grew up dancing the polka. My dad was the bass player for the Pittsburgh Harmoneers Polka Band. Miss the music...miss Dad more.

@grindcoreelitist6985

3 жыл бұрын

My father's 83, but I feel you. I seen Alvin Styzinski, Eddie and Jolly Two many times in Milwaukee

@ravendixon1099

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. My Dad loved to polka and when I listen to this music I can see him having the time of his life.

R.I.P Eddie. You will be missed by all of us, you and your son are my idles in polka! Thank you for all of the great years!

Great band I could drink beer to this all night

This so brings me back to my childhood!! I would wake up to polka music every Sunday morning, Eddie B was my dad's favorite...he used to sing apple, peaches, pumkin pie to me.....Love and miss my dad every day! Thanks for the post and for bringing back such wonderful memories!

Eddie B. was the very best. Nobody can come close to replacing him.

@paulnovakowski8358

11 ай бұрын

I saw Eddie Jr when he was still leading the Versatones. I also saw his brother. His brother looks and sounds more like his dad.

Eddie is a Legend, love listening to his sounds

Eddie catered to the dancers, just like a polka musician should. May he rest in peace - no one like him!

Love it!!!! POLISH AND PROUD OF IT!! ABRAMSKI 😅😅😂

And, mon ami, this is why heaven, now, has so many polka parties !

It has been 23 years since I have had the opportunity to listen to this Melody of greatest hits. Has brought back great fond memories and can say I owned each of those albums.

Love this music. I grew up dancing the polka. My dad was the bass player for the Pittsburgh Harmoneer’s Polka Band. I miss dancing to the music...miss Dad more each day.

POLKA FOREVER!

Wonderful . . . What a treat. So much I admired Eddie. Many memories.

Omg I could be in a good mood all day if I listened to this

Could listen to this medley 24 -7...

@lindavannatta6878

4 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. Hope there is Polish music in Heaven

@MarkWesley

4 жыл бұрын

@@lindavannatta6878 lol nice

LOVE...LOVE...LOVE! Eddie B Sr. and The Versatones!! No other band can even come close to Eddie's. Best band in the world!!!!!!! Awesome video!!!

Whenever I need a pick -up Eddie and the boys do not disappoint!!!

@taxinorris601

5 жыл бұрын

Yes

Still one of the best.

My favorite band next to Marion Lush

EDDIE AND THE BAND ARE AWESOME! HE MAKES ME DANCE!!! RONNIE DODICH & DAUGHTER, SUZY DODICH-TORRIE KEEP UP THE GREAT JOB, EDDIE!

Marvelous...as Polish as it gets...

I luvv eddie b i grew up on him an allways luved his music.

...a walk down memory lane for sure!

Simply the best ever..... Tadeusz Naprawa

Who could possibly not like this stuff ? They dont count, so dont worry about those people.

I've always loved all of Eddie's music from the beginning. Waitressing for my Uncle John's place .. Personality Lodge, I got to hear and dance to his music quite often. Eddie's music and my dad Joe Hyzny's music was happy music that made you dance. -- Marian Hyzny Chromcak

A family favorite band!

His music is still the best ever. So many Many years of POLKA Happiness . RosemarieKoscielniak

Awesome tribute. Reminds me of the days back in Chicago on 18th st. The best

@pilsudski36

5 жыл бұрын

Before this once beautiful city became well on the way to becoming another Detroit. I lived on the South Side too.

AWESOME!!!!!

Grew up with Eddie and went to school with Eddie Jr. such beautiful music with the polish heritage xo

Super- dowiedzialem sie z radia chicago o tym kompozytorze . Jestem pod wielkim wrazeniem

GREAT TUNES BY EDDIE B. FROM CHICOGO!!!

love it. and I'm Italian!!

@bunnyk1079

5 жыл бұрын

I'm Italian love it

@lynndenisco2555

3 жыл бұрын

I'm Ukrainian but love Opera lol

Super, thank you for sharing ! This music is intertemporal and intergenerational, I'm 21 yo, french and i love it :) Greetings from France

Never seen or met the big fella but I know as a kid I danced with grandma and grandpa to the big fellas music. my sweetie pie Spoczywaj w pokoju wielkiego wpadłam

Long gone the good old days when the all gave their very best on the bandstand

Awsome video!!!!! Very nicely done!! Thank YOU!!!

R.I.P Eddie B!!! Horns always made the polka for me!! (Pittsburgh [McKeesport] here!) The best polka party I've found, as of late, is the BIG MOOSE, out of DuBois, PA. 102.1FM.

@ryanfoster1948

6 жыл бұрын

streema.com/radios/Q_102_WOWQ (I was lazy, but then felt guilty.....link should work)

@melesmeles2095

6 жыл бұрын

George Almasi was my god father. My father john sutz maxymczak was a polka dancing king.

This medley was well done. Impressive. Eddie Blazonczyk did the arrangements on this, He was a very talented guy.

@jacquelynjanemackus6594

7 жыл бұрын

bbrjacquelyn mackus i grow up with polkas and i love it we followed all the top notch polka bands around, Krew Brothers, Eddie Blazonchzyk's, marion Lush, Lenny Gomulka, New BRASS DYNABRASS DYNATONES POLKA COUNTRY MUSICIANS, TOLODO POLKA MOTION, THE BOYS, AND LOTS MORE THIS IS JUST SOME I CAN THINK OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD

@kevlutu

7 жыл бұрын

Don't forget, frank Yankovic Sr. and Jimmy Sturr from Canada, Whoopie John and Elmer Schied and the Chmielewski Funtime Band, and Lil Wally . So many great Bands, that I listened to for pretty much My whole 67 Years. I remember My Mother and Father dancing to Lawrence Welk when He was just starting out. Kevin

@kevlutu

7 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Frank Yankovic Sr. Jimmy Sturr from Canada and Lawrence Welk, Whoopie John Wilfhart, Elmer Schied, The Six Fat Dutchmen, Lil Wally and The Chmielewski Funtime Band from Sturgeon Lake Minn. . I grew up listening to all of these and the ones You named, I remember My Mom and Dad dancing to Lawrence Welk when Lawrence was just getting a start there was several Ballrooms in the Twin Cities at that time ( 1950'S ) Only one left now and that is over an hour away. I listened to these Bands every weekend in various VFW's and Bars all over Minn. Just about every small Town had at least one Bar with a dance floor and a local polka Band of Their own for entertainment Kevin

@lorettashort3169

6 жыл бұрын

What about Happy Louie???

@kielbasaglen6843

5 жыл бұрын

Happy Louie And Julie are the "King and Queen" and Eddie B. is the "God Father" of Polka music. Thank the good Lord that we had them.

We had the Paul Wilcocks sunday polka party. My dad used to dance with my mom around the kitchen. It makes my heart feal good to think about it

@pilsudski36

5 жыл бұрын

My folks did that too - my late father knew all the dances from the old country.

One of my most treasured possessions is my collection of Blazonczyk LP's.

@MarkWesley

4 жыл бұрын

can you kindly put it all on youtube? I'll subscribe to your channel.

Great listening. I’m 63 and this is second best ever heard.

@MarkWesley

5 жыл бұрын

What's the first best? Have a link, love to hear.

I dedicate this to all the guys I worked with at Hub Electric Company on Grand Avenue and Oakley Boulevard in Chicago; especially John Jedraczek, Stanley Makewski, and Mr. Boyko.

@carolschminski3718

5 жыл бұрын

Always knew it was going to be a great nite from Eddies first foot stomp until the very end! Never had a bad time🎼🎼🎼💕😂🎼🎼🎼

the flipside to that was also great it was his tribute to other polka greats!!!!same style calling out the years and artists!!!

Ok... I love it. :)

My uncle always plays eddie’s polkas, its a shame theres not many good videos of his songs

Eddie recorded a great song. "Johnny's Troubles". I just remember being a child, and laughing like a maniac every time I played the first 10 seconds. It started off with this line." Ay Ty stara cholera gdzieś ty był całą noc?"

@LaCroixCreative

2 жыл бұрын

That's hilarious!

@LaCroixCreative

2 жыл бұрын

I found it! kzread.info/dash/bejne/pqedrsGpl7neddo.html

Division Street between Ashland and Damen in the Sixties ,Polish Broadway....

I was raised on polkas. I used to see Eddie, Jolly Two and Alvin Styzinski at Veteran's Park in Milwaukee

We played this entire medley at my wedding, the dancefloor was packed!

@Frankybroadcast

6 жыл бұрын

I plan on doing the same thing at OUR Wedding this Summer. STO LAT

@edwingrzankowski6342

6 жыл бұрын

I ?m. I'm

@TheSeanoops

6 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a fun wedding.

great video, thank you so much!

Super nos polonais de l'oncle Sam....

best polka band up to the date

@jynx1395

5 жыл бұрын

Ampolaires

POLSKA!!!!

I've listened to this 3000 times in 2 weeks. Wtf?

@taxinorris601

5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@taxinorris601

5 жыл бұрын

This is my gym music everyday

@MarkWesley

5 жыл бұрын

@@taxinorris601 good idea!

❤

bardzo dobry

Impossible for me to be in a sad or bad mood while listening to polkas

@kielbasaglen6843

5 жыл бұрын

Of course.

@georgelustrea2912

Жыл бұрын

Right..

On Polish radio they don't have these songs anymore, all they do now is yell and scream in Polish

I Love It- Amen this was at Sabre Room? WOW😎👍

Your text that makes you feel good

Szkoda że nie ma więcej utworów w języku polskim!!

@tam9571

Жыл бұрын

Nothing stays the same 😔. Hope you have a wonderful polish evening ! Good blessings to you an your s.😊

53,000+ views. Shows how much he was loved.

Billy Flynn ,here Susquehanna Pa ,played every Sunday the Kryger band Eddie Blazonczyk and so many more ...

great

7:59 Marion Lush.. The Golden Voice...

@greg11311

3 жыл бұрын

3:42 Marion Lush

OOPs!! my mistake. That program was called Polka Varieties!!! in Cleveland,Ohio on channel 5

WOHOOOO!

Let's Dance

I used to dance with Pete

cool

Greatest song ever flat out there will never be another flat out draw the fucking line

The kids will never mm

Most of these lyrics are gibberish, I can't believe USians fr think that we listen to this in Poland

Can you buy this medley as I live in Australia now and there are NO Polka Dances or Bands like these guys???

@slazski

7 жыл бұрын

The song here is ... "Versatone’s Greatest Hits", Here are a few links to belair site for the lp or cd ... belairerecords.com/product/polka-medley-album-eddie-blazonczyks-versatones-lp/ belairerecords.com/product/polka-medley-album-eddie-blazonczyks-versatones-cd/

@georgelustrea2912

Жыл бұрын

Just ordered a cd, thanks for the info,..

Who stood the kiszka

@christopherorourke6362

8 жыл бұрын

Gus Javie, you mean Who stole the Kishka. I had a Frankie Yankovich album when I was in the Navy in stationed in the Philippines from 11/20/1978 to 3/30/1981. My late wife of 31 years who from the Philippines loved Polka music, also Irish music. I left that album in the Philippines. I was born in Buffalo, NY on 10/17/1953. Lived in the Buffalo area the first 9 years of my life.

Is there a Greatest Hits part 2 Polka?

I’m