Happy Louie is a musician and leader of the Happy Louie and Julcia's Polka Band. He received a Grammy nomination for Best Polka

Polka

The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...

 Album in 1995. He was inducted to the International Polka Association

International Polka Association

The International Polka Association, IPA is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to the study and preservation of polka music and the cultural heritage of Polish Americans who have made this music tradition part of their heritage. The IPA hosts an annual festival and convention as well as its...

 Polka Hall of Fame in 1982. His MGM original recording of Accordion A go-go was featured in a major motion picture. He was born in Ware Massachusetts and presently lives in Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Wilbraham is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. It is also a suburb of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts and part of the Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 14,868 at the 2010 census...

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Awards

• 2006 Ciizen of the Year, Polish American's Citizens Club, Ludlow, Ma
• 1995 Grammy Nomination
• 1987 Polka Band of the Year, WESO
• 1982 Polka Music Hall of Fame, International Polka Association
  International Polka Association
  The International Polka Association, IPA is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to the study and preservation of polka music and the cultural heritage of Polish Americans who have made this music tradition part of their heritage. The IPA hosts an annual festival and convention as well as its...
  
  
• 1977 Polka Band of the Year, WESO
• 1975 Citizen of the Year, Polish American World
• 1970 Best Polka Album, International Polka Association
  International Polka Association
  The International Polka Association, IPA is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to the study and preservation of polka music and the cultural heritage of Polish Americans who have made this music tradition part of their heritage. The IPA hosts an annual festival and convention as well as its...
  
  
• 1970 Best Single Recording, International Polka Association
  International Polka Association
  The International Polka Association, IPA is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to the study and preservation of polka music and the cultural heritage of Polish Americans who have made this music tradition part of their heritage. The IPA hosts an annual festival and convention as well as its...
  
  
• 1970 Polka Band of the Year, WESO
• 1968 Best Polka Album, International Polka Association
  International Polka Association
  The International Polka Association, IPA is located in Chicago, Illinois and dedicated to the study and preservation of polka music and the cultural heritage of Polish Americans who have made this music tradition part of their heritage. The IPA hosts an annual festival and convention as well as its...
  
  
• 1966 Polka Band of the Year, WESO

Discography

• Sing Along,
• Shake it Up,
• Good Luck,
• Love and Peace,
• The Family Album,
• Christmas Carols,
• Red, White and Beauty,
• Oldies but Goodies,
• Real Hot Polkas,
• Fantasy Time,
• Songs for You,
• Dreams of Yesterday,
• One More Time,
• Yak Sie Masz,
• Our First Polish Pope,
• Update Those Good Ole Polkas,
• Polkas on Fire,
• Polkarisma,
• Superduper Polkas,
• Awesome Polkas,
• Your Polka Sweethearts,
• Happy Memories,
• Happy Louie and Julcia's Polka Band Live,
• Happy Louie's Greatest Hits Vol 1,
• Happy Louie's Greatest Hits Vol II