Bill Pernice Discography of CDs

Bill Pernice albums POLKAPALOOZA was nominated for the 2000 Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. When you've already recorded a hundred albums, what to do you do for an encore? In the case of polka meister Jimmy Sturr, you start up the second half of your recording career with an even blend of instrumentals and vocals, including two vocals sung in Polish. This is also the rootsiest album Sturr has recorded in quite some time and, with the exception of guest shots from Flaco Jimenez and polka vet Arlene Crisson, the focus is squarely on Sturr and his topflight outfit, working these old tunes over like a well-oiled, but very swinging, machine. This is not only well-played music, but also music performed with a sincerity and an enthusiasm lacking in other forms of popular music ...

Bill Pernice CD discography Principally recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Robert K. Oermann. DANCE WITH ME won the 1999 Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. Polka king Jimmy Sturr is to his style of music what Garth Brooks is to country--far from a founding father, but the most popular contemporary exponent of the genre, responsible for bringing large numbers of new listeners into the fold. Unlike Brooks, ...

Bill Pernice music CDs Principally recorded at Clinton Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Jim Bessman. LIVING ON POLKA TIME won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. Over the years, clarinetist/bandleader Jimmy Sturr has established himself as the unchallenged polka king, winny Grammys and accolades left and right for his recordings. LIVING ON POLKA TIME contains plenty of straight-ahead polka, played by Sturr and his band of talented vets, ...