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
A pioneer performer of Cleveland-style music in Western Pennsylvania, Joe Tasz was
a major factor in making the tri-state area of Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia
a hotbed of Cleveland-style polka activity. Playing button box and piano accordion,
Joe began his legendary career in 1935 and led the Joe Tasz Orchestra continuously
through the 1980s. Joe personally inspired, influenced and assisted many musicians
in Western Permsylvania to adopt and master the Cleveland style. The Tasz Orchestra
did a live one-hour show every Sunday for station WJPA in Washington, Pennsylvania,
in 1950, and appeared live on "Polka Party" for WSTV television in Steubenville,
Ohio, from 1960 to 1961. The Joe Tasz Orchestra has four recordings to its credit.
Inducted in 1989
National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame
Trustees Honor Roll Recipient
JOE TASZ
1915 - 1990
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