Dan Coppens

National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum

605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123

USA

E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com

Phone: 216-261-3263

Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA

Fax: 216-261-4134

Dan was born April 11, 1940 in Merrill, the son of the late Frank and Viola (Stryker) Coppens. He attended the old Fleming "country school" then Sacred Heart Catholic School in Merrill, His last year of high school and first two years of college were spent in the Catholic Seminary, he then transferred to Aquinas College in Grand Rapids to complete his education. His career in accounting spanned many years in many capacities, but his most important life long work was done promoting Polka Music, the love of his life. He was instrumental in forming a number of polka booster clubs and Polka Hall of Fame groups in Michigan and Ohio served as both co-founder and officer in these organizations. He helped the late Carl Rohwetter with organizing and starting the first polka newspaper in Michigan. In 1991 he was inducted into the Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame for his endless work promoting polka music. He was also honored by the Cleveland Style Polka Music Hall of Fame by receiving their "Trustee's Award" in 2005. He was especially proud of his "Sunday Polka Party" radio show on WNZK 690 AM, for over 40 years he would broadcast his show either from the studio or sometime doing live remote broadcasts.

Inducted in 1999