| 词条 | Eddie Blazonczyk |
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HistoryEddie Blazonczyk was born in Chicago, Illinois to Polish immigrant parents.[3] Before becoming a polka artist, and founding Chicago-based Bel-Aire Records in 1963, Eddie Blazonczyk recorded under the name Eddy Bell for Mercury Records, Versa Records, and Lucky Four Records, all three labels based in Chicago. During this period Blazonczyk toured with Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent and Brenda Lee.[4] The records he made for these labels were rockabilly sides, and novelty songs. "The Great Great Pumpkin", released on Lucky Four #1012, is probably the most noteworthy of these recordings. This recording is still occasionally heard around Halloween and is highly sought by record collectors. Lenny LaCour, the owner of Lucky Four Records, encouraged Blazonczyk, at the age of 22, to specialize in polka music, rather than to continue as a rockabilly singer. Blazonczyk has said, "I took his advice, and never regretted it."[5] Blazonczyk retired from performing in 2002. At that time, he turned over responsibility for his band, The Versatones, to his son, Eddie Blazonczyk Jr. The Versatones played their last performance on New Year's Eve, 2011.[6] Awards and honorsBlazonczyk was nominated for 11 Grammy Awards,[7] and his album Another Polka Celebration won the 1986 Grammy for Best Polka Recording. He was a recipient of the 1998 National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which is the highest honor in the folk and traditional arts in the United States.[8] Discography{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
References1. ^{{cite web|title=Eddie Blazonczyk, Sr. |url=http://www.internationalpolka.com/eddie-blazonczyk.html |publisher=International Polka Association |accessdate=6 April 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407074037/http://www.internationalpolka.com/eddie-blazonczyk.html |archivedate=7 April 2014 |df= }} 2. ^{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/25/arts/music/eddie-blazonczyk-70-polka-singer-and-bandleader-dies.html|title = Eddie Blazonczyk, 70, Polka Singer and Bandleader, Dies|last = Sisario|first = Ben|date = 24 May 2012|work = The New York Times|accessdate = 12 September 2014}} 3. ^{{cite book |last=Govenar |first=Alan |year=2001 |chapter=Eddie Blazonczyk: Polish American Musician and Bandleader|title=Masters of Traditional Arts: A Biographical Dictionary |volume=vol. 1 (A-J)|location=Santa Barbara, CA |publisher=ABC-Clio |pages=78–79|isbn=1576072401|oclc=47644303}} 4. ^Chicagoan Eddie Blazonczyk Sr. spread polka around the globe Retrieved 2013-05-21 5. ^Dave Hoekstra, "Almost Famous". Chicago Reader, February 6, 2003. Retrieved 2012-01-28 6. ^Philip Potemka, Legendary Chicago-based polka band comes to an end. NWI.com, February 20, 2011; Retrieved 2012-01-28 7. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/eddie-blazonczyk-sr |title=Artist: Eddie Blazonczyk Sr. |author= |date=2017 |website=www.grammy.com |publisher=Recording Academy |access-date=11 November 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.arts.gov/honors/heritage/year/1998|title=NEA National Heritage Fellowships 1998 |author= |website=www.arts.gov |publisher=National Endowment for the Arts |access-date=11 November 2017}} External links
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