Eddie Blazonczyk is born (1941)

Eddie Blazonczyk was born in Chicago to Polish immigrant parents who were both musicians. His Versatones became one of the leading Polish-American polka bands and won a Grammy in 1987. On this day in 1941, 86 years ago. Learn more about the legends of polka music on our Lifetime Achievement Honorees page, or visit the National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum in Euclid, Ohio, to see their stories, instruments and recordings in person.