Gone Polka is an album by Jimmy Sturr, released through Rounder Records on September 25, 2001. In 2002, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. [2]

Sep 25, 2001 · Gone Polka by Jimmy Sturr released in 2001. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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James W. Sturr Jr. (born September 25, 1941), commonly known as Jimmy Sturr, is an American polka musician, trumpeter, clarinetist, saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. Media outlets have often dubbed him the "King of Polka," with his recordings having won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album . [ 1 ]

Clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and bandleader Jimmy Sturr is easily one of the most popular modern-day polka practitioners, with more than 100 albums to his credit since the 1960s. After extensive touring and recording, Sturr came into his own during the '80s and '90s, dominating the Grammy Awards' Best Polka Album honors and setting a ...

Jimmy Sturr has again brought together a variety of styles of polka. While a little less broad a range this time, he has more fun with it -- including Willie Nelson doing vocals on four of the songs and Brenda Lee on two.

Jan 19, 2024 · Touched by a Polka, released in 2000, featured country icon Mel Tillis; Gone Polka, released in 2001, featured Willie Nelson and Brenda Lee; and Top of the World, released in 2002, included folk legend Arlo Guthrie and bluegrass artist Rhonda Vincent.

Jan 1, 2001 · Listen free to Jimmy Sturr – Gone Polka (Yellow Rose of Texas, Sugar and Spice and more). 13 tracks (34:18). Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at Last.fm.