Pat Hutch

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

Pat Hutchinson is better known as Pat Hutch. He began playing the accordion at age six in Barberton, Ohio. Pat started the Hutch-Novak band in 1945. He had a polka band for 60 years. In 1985, Pat joined the Frank Stanger band, while continuing with his own band. Two of the popular polkas he wrote are: the "Barberton Polka" and the "Seiberling Polka." A couple of his songs were recorded by Frank Stanger's band. He was named the Akron-Barberton-Canton Polka Assoc., Man of the Year in 1993. Pat retired in 2008, after six decades in the polka music field.

Inducted 2010