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Wolnik, Dave

Drummer, Dave Wolnik’s steady beat as a drummer was so much in demand that in his lifetime he played in 84 different bands. Dave, who always had a ready smile and cheerful disposition, gave personality and a firm rhythmic foundation to each polka band.  In a career spanning 50 years, Dave played and recorded, as a regular band member, with Bobby Timko, Frankie Yankovic, Joe Fedorchak, and Eric Noltkamper.  Dave, based in Cleveland, was the drummer with Frankie Yankovic, on the Polka King’s television appearance on the Johnny Carson Show, and on Yankovic’s Grammy Award winning album. Dave received the Polka Hall of Fame Sideman of the Year award in 2001.

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