Grammy Award for Best Polka Album explained

Grammy Award for Best Polka Album
Awarded For:Quality polka albums
Presenter:National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
Country:United States
Year:1986
Year2:2008
Website:grammy.com

The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for quality polka albums. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position".[1]

Originally called the Grammy Award for Best Polka Recording, the award was first presented to Frankie Yankovic in 1986. Previously, polka recordings had been placed in the folk category.[2] While neither Billboard nor the Recording Industry Association of America tracked polka sales at the time the award category was introduced, polka musicians viewed its inclusion as a sign of respect and increasing popularity.[2] [3] In 1987, a tie vote resulted in awards being presented to Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra for the album I Remember Warsaw as well as to Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones for the album Another Polka Celebration. In 1992, the name of the category was changed to Best Polka Album. Beginning in 2001, award recipients included the producers, engineers, and/or mixers associated with the nominated work in addition to the recording artists. The Academy retired the award category in 2009 to remain "relevant and responsive" to the music community.[4] [5]

Sturr holds the record for the most wins in this category, with a total of eighteen (including six as the leader of the group known as Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra). Sturr also holds the record for the most consecutive Grammy wins.[6] Walter Ostanek received the award three times consecutively, and the band Brave Combo was presented the award twice.[7] American artists were presented with the award more than any other nationality, though it was presented to Ostanek and his band from Canada three times. Lenny Gomulka holds the record for the most nominations without a win, with twelve.

Recipients

Indicates a joint award for that year
YearPerforming artist(s)WorkNomineesRef.
1986
1987Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra[8]
Eddie Blazonczyk's Versatones
1988[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13]
Walter Ostanek and His Band[14]
Walter Ostanek and His Band [15]
Walter Ostanek Band[16]
[17]
[18]
[19]
Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra[20]
Brave Combo[21]
[22]
[23]
[24]
2004[25]
2005Brave Combo[26]
2006Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra[27]
2007Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra[28]
2008Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra[29]
2009Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra[30]
Each year is linked to the article about the Grammy Awards held that year.

Category retirement

In 2009, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences announced the retirement of the award category. President and CEO Neil Portnow stated that the Academy needed to do so in order to remain a "relevant and responsive" organization within a "dynamic music community".[4] Polka musicians and fans were disappointed with the category elimination.[31] Three-time award winner Walter Ostanek admitted he "[felt] sorry for the future artists" that would fail to be recognized by the Academy.[4] Carl Finch of the group Brave Combo stated the following: "Having a polka category was the most important step to legitimacy that we could ever hope to achieve. To have that taken away, it's like it was all for nothing."[32] Apart from ensuring that the "awards process remains representative of the current musical landscape", the Academy cited dwindling competition as one reason for the category retirement.[32] Others speculated that Jimmy Sturr's eighteen wins led to the elimination.[31] [33] Due to the elimination of a polka-specific category, polka musicians are likely to submit recordings in the folk and world music categories.[2] [31] [33]

In 2011, the Grammy Award organization announced a major overhaul of Grammy categories, lowering the number of awards from over 120 to just 78. Several regional American roots genres, such as Hawaiian music or Native American music, were combined in the new Best Regional Roots Music Album category, for which polka albums would also be eligible.[34] [35]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview. April 24, 2010. National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110103173212/http://www2.grammy.com/Recording_Academy/. January 3, 2011.
  2. News: 'Polka Power' takes its spot in the race for the Grammies. Wes. Smith. January 11, 1986. July 19, 2010. The Spokesman-Review. Cowles Publishing Company. Spokane, Washington.
  3. News: New Grammy should help win respect for lowly polka. February 10, 1986. July 19, 2010. The Telegraph. Telegraph Publishing Company. Nashua, New Hampshire.
  4. News: CBC News. Grammy board axes polka category to stay 'relevant and responsive'. June 4, 2009. July 20, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090610190520/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2009/06/04/grammy-changes-polka-ostanek.html?ref=rss. June 10, 2009. live.
  5. News: Ben. Sisario. The New York Times. Polka Music Is Eliminated as Grammy Award Category. C5. June 5, 2009. October 18, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20130510005556/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/music/05polk.html. May 10, 2013. live.
  6. News: Grammy Week: What You Don't Know About the Grammys. January 27, 2010. October 15, 2010. The Huffington Post. Shawn. Amos. Shawn Amos. https://web.archive.org/web/20100202022811/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shawn-amos/grammy-week-what-you-dont_b_439601.html. February 2, 2010. live.
  7. News: Ben. Sisario. The New York Times. The Polka King Rolls Out the Barrel for the 19th Time. February 5, 2006. October 18, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110715105030/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/arts/music/05sisario.html?pagewanted=all. July 15, 2011. live.
  8. News: GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Polka Album. October 13, 2021. Grammys. October 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022032757/https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/188. live.
  9. News: Walt Groller Honored By Grammy Nomination. January 16, 1988. Kirsten Lee. Swartz. July 20, 2010. The Morning Call. Tribune Company. Allentown, Pennsylvania. https://web.archive.org/web/20120523182749/http://articles.mcall.com/1988-01-16/news/2621415_1_polka-category-international-polka-music-hall-grammy. May 23, 2012. live.
  10. January 13, 1989. Complete list of Grammy nominees. Times-News. 114. 13. 14. July 19, 2010. Hendersonville, North Carolina. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313072804/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UUAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=miQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7019,2655419&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  11. News: Here's list of nominees from all 77 categories. Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. January 12, 1990. July 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073321/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0hYpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=woQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6625,4056376&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  12. News: List of Grammy Awards nominations. January 11, 1991. July 19, 2010. Times-News. The New York Times Company. Hendersonville, North Carolina. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313073710/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6CAaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZiQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3882,2017387&dq. March 13, 2016. live.
  13. News: R.E.M., Raitt tops in Grammy nominations. Mary. Campbell. The Tuscaloosa News. The New York Times Company. January 9, 1992. July 19, 2010. October 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231023123707/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1DUdAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934,2086153&dq. live.
  14. News: The 35th Grammy Awards Nominations. January 8, 1993. July 19, 2010. Los Angeles Times. 8. https://archive.today/20120707105755/http://articles.latimes.com/1993-01-08/entertainment/ca-921_1_album-producer/8. July 7, 2012. live.
  15. News: Hundreds Nominated For Grammys. 5. January 10, 1994. July 19, 2010. Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023004355/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/330586/HUNDREDS-NOMINATED-FOR-GRAMMYS.html?pg=5. October 23, 2012. live.
  16. News: The 37th Grammy Nominations. January 6, 1995. July 19, 2010. Los Angeles Times. 7. https://web.archive.org/web/20121108044204/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-01-06/entertainment/ca-17089_1_vocal-performance/4. November 8, 2012. live.
  17. News: List of Grammy nominees. January 4, 1996. July 19, 2010. CNN. https://web.archive.org/web/20121207073959/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html. December 7, 2012. live.
  18. News: Babyface is up for 12 Grammy awards. January 8, 1997. July 19, 2010. Mary. Campbell. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Journal Communications.
  19. News: 1997 Grammy Nominees. January 9, 1998. July 19, 2010. Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Company. 6. https://archive.today/20130130234422/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1998-01-09/entertainment/9801071002_1_paula-cole-shawn-colvin-tony-bennett/6. January 30, 2013. live.
  20. News: Academy's Complete List of Nominees. January 6, 1999. July 19, 2010. Los Angeles Times. 8. https://archive.today/20130127190131/http://articles.latimes.com/1999/jan/06/entertainment/ca-60928/8. January 27, 2013. live.
  21. News: And the nominees are.... USA Today. Gannett Company. February 22, 2000. July 19, 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20010708210614/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/lmds871.htm. July 8, 2001.
  22. News: Grammys Cast a Wider Net Than Usual. January 4, 2001. Geoff. Boucher. July 19, 2010. 10. Los Angeles Times. https://archive.today/20130127220356/http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jan/04/entertainment/ca-8072/10. January 27, 2013. live.
  23. News: Complete List Of Grammy Nominees. January 4, 2002. July 19, 2010. CBS News. https://web.archive.org/web/20031010122104/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml. October 10, 2003. live.
  24. News: Complete list of Grammy nominees; ceremony set for Feb. 23 . January 8, 2003 . July 19, 2010 . . 4 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110816075102/http://articles.sfgate.com/2003-01-08/entertainment/17470880_1_vanessa-carlton-norah-jones-steve-mcqueen-sheryl-crow/4 . August 16, 2011 .
  25. News: Complete list of Grammy nominations. December 5, 2003. July 19, 2010. The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times Company. https://web.archive.org/web/20111204194408/http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20031205&slug=webcompletegrammylist05. December 4, 2011. live.
  26. News: White Oak family hopes Grammy will 'Come on Over'. Michael. Machosky. February 13, 2005. July 19, 2010. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Tribune-Review Publishing Company. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071103001740/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_302914.html. November 3, 2007.
  27. News: The Complete List of Grammy Nominations. December 8, 2005. July 19, 2010. The New York Times. 4.
  28. Web site: 49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20061220160454/http://www.grammy.com/GRAMMY_Awards/49th_Show/list.aspx . dead . December 20, 2006 . National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . July 19, 2010 .
  29. News: 50th annual Grammy Awards nominations (part II). December 6, 2007. July 19, 2010. Variety. Reed Business Information. https://archive.today/20121209121811/http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117977173.html?nav=news&categoryid=1983&cs=1. December 9, 2012. live.
  30. News: Complete list of Grammy nominees. Thomas. Conner. December 3, 2008. July 19, 2010. Chicago Sun-Times. Sun-Times Media Group. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208221858/http://blogs.suntimes.com/awards/2008/12/complete_list_of_grammy_nomine_1.html. February 8, 2015.
  31. News: No more polka album Grammys for Jimmy Sturr. June 5, 2009. July 20, 2010. The Guardian. John. Rogers. https://web.archive.org/web/20151019114322/http://www.theguardian.com/world/feedarticle/8543727. October 19, 2015. live.
  32. News: Polka Music Is Eliminated as Grammy Award Category. June 4, 2009. July 20, 2010. The New York Times. Ben. Sisario. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015120231/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/05/arts/music/05polk.html?ref=music. October 15, 2012. live.
  33. News: Sad day for Ostanek as Grammys drop polka. June 4, 2009. July 20, 2010. Toronto Star. Torstar. Nick. Patch. https://web.archive.org/web/20121023233328/http://www.thestar.com/article/645596. October 23, 2012. live.
  34. Web site: The Recording Academy Continues Evolution of Grammy Awards Process. September 6, 2012. The Recording Academy. https://web.archive.org/web/20120823024953/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/announcement/press-release. August 23, 2012. live.
  35. News: Grammys: Hawaiian category dropped. April 6, 2011. May 12, 2011. Gary. Chun. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Oahu Publications. Honolulu, Hawaii. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110408010650/http://www.honolulupulse.com/music/grammys-hawaiian-category-dropped. April 8, 2011.

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