{"id":110008,"date":"2019-12-03T12:35:11","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=110008"},"modified":"2019-12-03T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T17:35:11","slug":"three-time-grammy-winner-performed-with-fritzs-polka-band-in-cleveland-ohio-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=110008","title":{"rendered":"Three-time Grammy-winner performed with Fritz&#8217;s Polka Band in Cleveland, Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"915\" height=\"724\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FrankFritz-1.jpg?fit=640%2C506&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"110009\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=110009\" class=\"wp-image-110009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FrankFritz-1.jpg?w=915&amp;ssl=1 915w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FrankFritz-1.jpg?resize=300%2C237&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FrankFritz-1.jpg?resize=900%2C712&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FrankFritz-1.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/FrankFritz-1.jpg?resize=400%2C317&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pictured from left are Frank Buda (special guest accordionist) and Fritz Scherz performing Nov. 29, 2019, at the Thanksgiving Polka Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio. Frank also was a special guest during the button-box tunes during FPB\u2019s set Nov. 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"110010\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-link=\"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=110010\" class=\"wp-image-110010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?resize=900%2C675&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?resize=150%2C113&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?resize=400%2C300&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/RockoFritzWaltRickGabe.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Pictured from left are Rocko Dorsey (special guest guitarist), Fritz Scherz (FPB namesake and founding member), three-time Grammy winner Walter Ostanek (Canada\u2019s Polka King), Rick Szczyt (special guest drummer) and Gabe Vaccaro (founding FPB member) after Walt sat in with Fritz\u2019s Polka Band Nov. 29, 2019, at Thanksgiving Polka Weekend in Cleveland, Ohio.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fritz&#8217;s Polka Band from Verona, along with special guests Rocko Dorsey and Rick Szczyt performed Nov. 29, 2019, in the grand ballroom of the Marriott Downtown at Key Center in Cleveland, Ohio. As a surprise, Fritz\u2019s Polka Band were joined on stage for three songs by three-time Grammy winner, Walter Ostanek (Canada\u2019s Polka King). Additionally, Frank Buda performed some songs with FPB that same night, as well as the next night in the Lake Superior Room of the Marriott Downtown at Key Center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both gigs were part of Thanksgiving Polka Weekend hosted by\nthe National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAlthough my band and I did not win any national awards,\nperforming again at the Thanksgiving Polka Weekend was a blast,\u201d said Fritz\nScherz, band leader of Fritz\u2019s Polka Band. \u201cAn added bonus for the first night\nin Cleveland was having my friend of more than 35 years, Walter Ostanek, sit in\non three tunes with my band. Additionally, during both nights, my band was\njoined on all button-box accordion tunes by a friend of the Scherz family for well\nover 40 years, Frank Buda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhile there were many musical highlights, some favorites of\nmine were Rocko playing his guitar solo on Johnny B. Goode while standing on a\ntable in the audience and having former FPB drummer of 24 years, Rick Szczyt\ndrum with us again. Thanks to the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame for\nbooking us. Many thanks to our friends that went on the bus with us. Of course,\na big thanks to Rocko Dorsey and Rick Szczyt for helping us out at these gigs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oct. 14, 2018, marked the 40th anniversary of Fritz&#8217;s Polka\nBand. FPB made history in 1999 by becoming the first polka band to play at a\nWoodstock Festival.&nbsp; FPB appears on\n&#8220;The Manchurian Candidate&#8221; DVD, released in 2004.&nbsp; In 2011, FPB had two songs (\u2018Grandparent\u2019s\nPolka\u2019 and \u2018Here is Fritz\u2019s Polka Band\u2019) included in two episodes of the TV\nshow, \u2018Breaking Bad.\u2019&nbsp; In November 2018, FPB\nreleased its 19th recording, \u201cHey,\u201d which featured Rocko Dorsey, Ron Keck and\nTodd Kerns (from Slash featuring Myles Kennedy &amp; The Conspirators, TOQUE,\nAge of Electric and more.) as special guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information on Fritz\u2019s Polka Band, visit fritzspolkaband.com,\nfacebook.com\/fritzspolkaband, twitter.com\/fritzspolkaband or instagram.com\/fritzspolkaband.\nFor details on the Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame, visit polkafame.com or\ncall 866.66P.OLKA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fritz&#8217;s Polka Band from Verona, along with special guests Rocko Dorsey and Rick Szczyt performed Nov. 29, 2019, in the grand ballroom of the Marriott Downtown at Key Center in Cleveland, Ohio. As a surprise, Fritz\u2019s Polka Band were joined on stage for three songs by three-time Grammy winner, Walter Ostanek (Canada\u2019s Polka King). 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