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

 

"Porky" Ponikvar mastered the accordion and became a "Junior Polka King" as a boy, but made his mark on Cleveland- Style Polkas as a drummer. Starting with Frank Yankovic as a teen, Porky toured the nation, recorded, and appeared on radio and TV, including the Johnny Carson Show with Yankovic, with a myriad of Cleveland-Style orchestras. Major stints in his forty-year career included Frankie Kramer, Kenny Bass, and twenty-two years with Dick Sodja. Presenting Kenny Bass' legacy, Jack formed the Polka Poppers in 1993 and reprised Bass' stylings with the Don Wojtila Show Band in 1994. A past president of the Polkats Social Club, Porky was one of Cleveland-Style's most colorful figures, bringing out the best in fellow musicians and making polkas fun for everyone with his warm smile and magnetic personality.

 

Inducted in 1998

National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame

 

Trustees Honor Roll Recipient

 

JACK "PORKY" PONIKVAR

 

1943 - 1998

 

 

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