National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123
USA
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Chester Budny is one of Cleveland's great southside polka musicians of the 1940s and 1950s. He recorded from 1949 to 1953 on Bravo, Dart, and Columbia records. His hit song was "Sweetheart of Mine" in 1949, also "Fleet Avenue Polka." He was known as the singing drummer. In his golden years he did some Polish numbers, but musically he was in tune with the Slovenian style polka. His accordionist was Eddy Stampfl, with whom he recorded Skipper's Polka and Darling, Oh, My Darling. His saxophone player was Eddie Slejko and Tony May on bass. He had 24, 78recordings, 10, 45's, and one LP album for Normandy records.
Inducted in 2010
National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame
Trustees Honor Roll Recipient
CHESTER BUDNY
1921 -
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