Gone Polka Explained

Gone Polka
Type:	studio
Artist:	Jimmy Sturr
Cover:	Jimmy Sturr Gone Polka cover.jpg
Released:	September 25, 2001
Genre:	Polka
Label:	Rounder

Gone Polka is an album by Jimmy Sturr, released through Rounder Records on September 25, 2001. In 2002, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Yellow Rose of Texas Polka" – 2:52
2. "Sugar and Spice Polka" (Sturr) – 3:02
3. "Music! Music! Music! Polka" (Baum, Weiss) – 2:07
4. "Near the Town Polka" (Solek) – 2:05
5. "Waltz Across Texas Waltz" (Tawil, Tubb, Tubb) – 2:57
6. "Dancing Girl Oberek" – 2:15
7. "Ricochet Polka" (Coleman, Darion, Gimble) – 3:22
8. "Just Because Polka" (Robin, Shelton) – 2:17
9. "Hop Scotch Polka" – 2:19
10. "Big Mamou Polka" (Davis) – 2:44
11. "Poor Girl Polka" (Wojnarwoski) – 2:57
12. "On the Road Again Polka" (Nelson) – 2:10
13. "Sing Sing Sing" (Louis Prima) – 3:33

Personnel

• Scott Alarik – liner notes
• Gene Bartkiewicz – accordion
• Mark Bernstein – bass
• Doyle Brown – visual coordinator
• Dennis Coyman – drums
• Wally Czerniawski – accordion, arranger
• Ray DeBrown – arranger
• Nick Devito – clarinet, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Joe Donofrio – mixing
• Ken Harbus – trumpet
• Johnny Karas – clarinet, alto saxophone, vocals
• Brenda Lee – vocals
• Jean-Pierre LeGuillou – design
• Dr. Toby Mountain – mastering
• Willie Nelson – vocals
• Al Noble – trumpet
• Eric Parks – trumpet
• Al Piatkowski – accordion
• Tom Pick – producer, engineer, mixing
• Emil Shapach – assistant engineer
• Keith Slattery – piano
• Jimmy Sturr – producer, mixing
• Samir El Tawil – composer
• Frank Urbanovitch – fiddle, vocals
• Jim Uzwack – engineer
• Henry Will – arranger

See also

• Polka in the United States

Notes and References

1. Web site: The 2002 Grammy winners. February 28, 2002. July 21, 2010. San Francisco Chronicle.