Jimmy Sturr
| Jimmy Sturr | |
|---|---|
 Sturr in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James William Sturr, Jr. |
| Born |
September 25, 1941 Warwick, New York, United States |
| Genres | Polka, rock, country |
| Website |
www |
James W. "Jimmy" Sturr, Jr. is an American polka musician, trumpeter/clarinetist/saxophonist and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 18 out of the 24 Grammy Awards given for Best Polka Album. Sturr's orchestra is on the Top Ten List of the All-Time Grammy Awards, and has acquired more Grammy nominations than anyone in the history of musical polka awards.[1]
Touring
When touring, the band rides in Jimmy's forty-five foot customized tour bus, previously owned by Billy Ray Cyrus.[1] They have performed at Carnegie Hall,[2] Lincoln Center in New York City and the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland.[3]
Radio show
Sturr hosts a syndicated radio show on stations including WTBQ[4] in his hometown of Florida, New York, the station he once owned. He also has a weekly radio show on Rural Radio, which is a SirusXM channel.
Discography
- Not Just Another Polka
- Tribute to the Legends of Polka Music
- Polka Party
- Polka Cola with Bill Anderson
- Let the Whole World Sing (2009 Grammy)
- Come Share the Wine (2008 Grammy)
- Polka in Paradise with Bobby Vinton (2007 Grammy)
- The Greatest Hits of Polka
- Shake, Rattle and Polka! (2006 Grammy)
- Let's Polka 'Round with Charlie Daniels, Bela Fleck and Boots Randolph (2004 Grammy)
- Top of the World with Arlo Guthrie and Rhonda Vincent (2003 Grammy)
- Gone Polka (2002 Grammy) with Willie Nelson and Brenda Lee
- Touched by a Polka with Mel Tillis (2001 Grammy)
- Prime Time Polka
- Life's a Polka
- 83 Giant Polka Hits
- Dance with Me with Oak Ridge Boys and Flaco Jiménez (1999 Grammy)
- Polkapalooza
- Living on Polka Time (1998 Grammy) with Bill Anderson and Flaco Jiménez
- Polka! All Night Long (1997 Grammy) with Willie Nelson
- I Love to Polka (1996 Grammy)
- Polka Your Troubles Away
- Pure Polka
- Polka Favorites
- Saturday Night Polka
- Clarinet/Accordion Magic
- Sturr It Up
- Live at Gilley's! (1992 Grammy)
- When It's Polka Time at Your House (1991 Grammy)
- Fiddles On Fire
- Trip to Poland
- Pure Country
- All in My Love for You (1990 Grammy)
- Born to Polka (1989 Grammy)
- A Polka Just for Me (1988 Grammy)
- I Remember Warsaw (1987 Grammy)
- 1st Class Polka's
- Hooked on Polkas
- On Tour
- All American Polkafest
- Polka Fever
- A Jimmy Sturr Christmas
- Polka Christmas
- Million Dollar Polkas
- Old Fashioned Christmas
- Christmas in My Hometown
Band members
- Jimmy Sturr - vocals
- TBD - accordion
- Dennis Coyman - drums
- Eric Parks - trumpet
- Frank Urbanovitch - vocals, fiddle
- Johnny Karas - vocals, tenor saxophone
- John Olcese - piano
- Kenny Harbus - trumpet
- Kevin Krauth - trumpet
- Nick DeVito - clarinet, alto saxophone
- Jim Perry - clarinet, alto saxophone
- Rich Pavasaris - bass guitar
- Gus Kosior - Manager
References
- 1 2 Sisario, Ben (February 5, 2006). "The Polka King Rolls Out the Barrel for the 19th Time". The New York Times. Retrieved October 18, 2010.
- ↑ https://www.carnegiehall.org/PerformanceHistorySearch/#!search=jimmy%20sturr
- ↑ http://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/viewer/?file=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewpapers%2520Disk2%2FAuburn%2520NY%2520Citizen%2520Advertiser%2FAuburn%2520NY%2520Citizen%2520Advertiser%25201985.pdf%2FNewspaper%2520Auburn%2520NY%2520Citizen%2520Advertiser%25201985%2520-%25204564.PDF&highlightsFile=http%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2Fhighlighter%2Fhits%2F7d820ff77de8cd87885f5f4af0c858a5#page=1
- ↑ WTBQ
External links
- Official website
- Interview with Jimmy Sturr
- Works by or about Jimmy Sturr in libraries (WorldCat catalog)