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
Martin Serro's passion for Cleveland-Style Polkas and Slovenian culture precipitated
over sixty years of distinguished service in the American-Slovenian community. Learning
the button box at an early age, Martin led his own band from 1935-1942. Joining with
the LaValles in 1960, Martin wrote the lyrics for "Slovenian Picnic Waltz" and recorded
what would beome a Greatest All-Time Cleveland-Style Waltz hit. Assuming leadership
roles, Martin was President of the Sloveinian Radio Hour, President of the American
Slovenes of Western Pennsylvania, and the founding President of the Slovenian Ballroom
in Herminie, Pennsylvania. Under Martin, Herminie became a major center for Cleveland-Style
music with concerts, dances, and jam sessions. In 1970, Martin founded the Herminie
Button Box Club which toured extensively and recorded for Greyko. Martin served as
president of the American Slovenes of Western Pennsylvania.
Inducted in 1998
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