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
Before his untimely death in 1990, Dave Wretschko had successfully led his popular
Cleveland-style orchestra for 24 consecutive years. Starting in 1966 as the Rivieras
and participating in the first "Polka Band of Tomorrow" contest in 1968, the Wretschko
Orchestra carne into its own in the 1970s, becoming one of the mainstays of the Slovenian
sound in the Greater Cleveland area. Devoted to the home of Cleveland-style polkas,
the Wretschko Orchestra paid tribute to Cleveland in two of their three LP recordings,
"Cleveland-Style Polkas and Waltzes," released in 1977, and "Our Town," released
posthumously in 1991.
Inducted in 1991
National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame
Trustees Honor Roll Recipient
DAVE WRETSCHKO
1954 - 1990
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