Jimmy Sturr




































Jimmy Sturr

Jimmy Sturr.jpg
Sturr in 2009

Background information
Birth name James William Sturr, Jr.
Born
(1941-09-25) September 25, 1941 (age 77)
Warwick, New York, United States
Genres


  • Polka

  • rock

  • country
Occupation(s) Instrumentalist, bandleader
Instruments
Trumpet, clarinet, saxophone
Labels
Rounder, Vanguard, Starr
Website www.jimmysturr.com

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]




Contents






  • 1 Touring history


  • 2 Radio show


  • 3 Discography


  • 4 Band members


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





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


  • 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 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

  • Name Not Known - 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

  • Steve Swiader - 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

  • 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

  • Gennarose - Vocals

  • Lance Wing - Vocals

  • Lindsey Webster - Vocals

  • John Doolan - Equipment Manager

  • Bryan Doolan - Roadie



References





  1. ^ ab Sisario, Ben (February 5, 2006). "The Polka King Rolls Out the Barrel for the 19th Time". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ https://www.carnegiehall.org/PerformanceHistorySearch/#!search=jimmy%20sturr


  3. ^ 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


  4. ^ WTBQ


  5. ^ "Weekly Schedule - Rural Radio". SiriusXM. Retrieved 2017-04-08.




External links



  • Official website

  • Interview with Jimmy Sturr


  • Works by or about Jimmy Sturr in libraries (WorldCat catalog)










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