Trustees Honor Roll
Adamic, Eddie
Accordionist and Bandleader (1930)
Inducted on November 30, 1991
Inspired by the pioneers of the Cleveland sound in the mid-1940s, Eddie Adamic became D etroit's exponent of Cleveland-style polkas. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Eddie learned Slovenian folk music from his parents and was performing by age 14. Leading the Eddie Adamic Orchestra from 1952 -1965, Eddie was as sociated with the Ronnie Dodich and Dennis Tatomir Orchestras from 1965 -1975 and started his own band again in 1975. E ddie has appeared on radio and television, performed in Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin and Canada, and led polka tours to Slovenia, the Caribbean, Hawaii and Spain. E ddie has five recordings to his credit, the latest a joint effort with the Klancnik Brothers and vocalists Stan and Velma K apel. E ddie was inducted into the State of Michigan Polka Music Hall of Fame in 1982 .
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