Oscar Fryckman

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

Minnesota's Governor Rudy Perpich called Oscar Fryckman, Minnesota's Polka Ambassador. Oscar founded the Mesaba Button Box Club in the 1950s. He hosted the "Tri-State Polka Show" on radio for more than thirty years. Oscar led tours to polka parties and promoted Cleveland style polkas in the upper Midwest. With the Mesaba Club he performed at the Governor's Inaugural and recorded three albums and two videos. Oscar co-founded Minnesota's Polka Hall of Fame at Ironworld and was inducted there in 1992. He has showcased polka bands at Chisholm Polka Days.

Inducted in 1995