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

 

Mary Champa led an all-female Cleveland-style orchestra for nearly twenty-five years, at a time when women were not considered to play in polka bands. She was self-taught and learned to play the accordion by listening to tunes on the radio. She did play in jam-sessions at street festivals. She left the Mary Bass Polka Queens to form the Mary Champa Trio. The Trio played for local events and the polka nightspots.  Mary was a union musician for 36 years. Her catchy rendition of "Annabelle," inspired Al Tercek to record his hit recording of the song in 1950.

 

Inducted in 1995

 

National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame

 

Trustees Honor Roll Recipient

 

MARY CHAMPA

 

1910 - 1987

 

 

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