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
Words do not adequately describe Mike Podboy, Cleveland-Style Polkas’ favorite "teddy
bear." A founder and Trustee of the American-Slovenian Polka Foundation, Mike has
been a tireless promoter and fundraiser for Cleveland-Style music throughout his
adult life. Starting in his parents’ Sylvia Café and Podboy’s Tip Toe Inn, and continuing
in three locations of his own Podboy’s Lounge since 1959, Mike has been associated
with taverns featuring Cleveland-Style music across six decades. Attesting to his
popularity among musicians, the Polka Poppers chose Podboy’s Lounge in Euclid, Ohio,
as the site of their live recording, "Spontaneous Combustion," and Kathy Hlad honored
Mike with her composition, "Podboy’s Polka." A longtime officer and director of the
U.S. Navy League, Mike has often played Santa Claus for charitable causes. Or was
he just playing...?
Inducted in 1993
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