247PolkaHeaven’s Best of 2005:
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Polka Fans from around the world have spoken, and 2005 was another great year for Polka Music!
The Internet Jockeys and listeners of 247PolkaHeaven.com cast 3,640 votes, in 5 categories, for the Best Polka CD’s, Songs, and Entertainers of 2005.
This is the first year listeners have been invited to participate in the voting. The outstanding quality and diversity of the music and the musicians that perform has never been more evident.
Congratulations to all the Polka Fans who participated in the voting and to the Polka Entertainers who have been recognized for their outstanding contributions. The results listed below are a true indication of our generation's Polka music as dictated by the people who listen to it. All nominees are truly winners.
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CATEGORY #1, POLISH STYLE CD’S
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Under the Influence, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones |
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Charmed and Dangerous, Charm City Sound |
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Solections, Kevin Solecki |
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Unfinished Business, Dyna Brass |
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Shake, Rattle and Polka, Jimmy Sturr and Orchestra |
CATEGORY #2, SLOVENIAN CLEVELAND STYLE CD’S
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Verne and Steve Meisner Live, Verne/Steve Meisner |
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The Girl Next Door, Kathy Zamejc Vogt |
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Time Out for Polkas and Waltzes, Sluga and Ostanek |
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Polkas on Broadway, Christine Hibbs |
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Fred Ziwich Performs the Music of Slavko Avsenik, Fred Ziwich |
CATEGORY #3, VARIETY CD’S
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Dance, Dance, Dance, The Dujka Brothers |
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Vrazel's Polka Band Greatest Hits Vol.3, Vrazels Polka Band |
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Last Call, Karl & The Country Dutchmen |
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Polka Oasis, Majestic Sound |
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I Feel a Headeache Coming On, Gary’s Ridgeland Dutchemen |
CATEGORY #4, BEST NEW SONGS
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Call On Me, DynaBrass |
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Cabbage & Noodles, Fred Ziwich |
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John Deere "B" Polka, Vrazel's Polka Band |
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This Song Is for Me and You, The Dujka Brothers |
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Accordiana, Kevin Solecki |
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A Song About You, The Dujka Brothers |
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Squeezbox, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones |
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Dance With Me, Charm City Sound |
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Back to the Sea, John Steven's & Doubleshot |
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It’s Our Day, Ronnie Sluga |
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Would You Love Me, Stan Blout |
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Detour, The Jimmy Sturr Orchestra |
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The Fox, Eddie Blazonczyk’s Versatones |
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God Bless Us All, Ron Sluga |
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Sunnyside of Life, Dick Pillar |
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I Think I’m Going to Like Loving You, Charm City Sound |
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Everything Is Fine, Charm City Sound |
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Make the World Go Away, A Touch Of Chicago |
CATEGORY #5, POLKA ENTERTAINERS OF THE YEAR
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Polka Family |
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Jimmy Sturr Orchestra |
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Ron Sluga / Walter Ostanek |
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Dyna Brass |
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Polka Country Musicians |
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