National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123
USA
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Phone: 216-
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Accordionist and bandleader,Tony Fortuna did not have to look very far for inspiration
to be a polka musician. His mother Valerie was the only sister of the legendary
Vadnal brothers Johnny, Frankie, Tony, and Richie. But it was Tony’s father Tony
who brought home two button accordions from a visit to Slovenia in the 1970s. Tony,
his father, and brother learned to play the accordions and the bass. The three men
joined the Holmes Hall Buttonaires in Cleveland. In 1984, Tony joined Al Markic’s
band. After a four-
Inducted in 2008
National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame
Trustees Honor Roll Recipient
TONY FORTUNA
1943
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