Let's Polka 'Round
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Let's Polka 'Round is an album by Jimmy Sturr
Jimmy Sturr
James W. "Jimmy" Sturr, Jr. is a 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...

 and His Orchestra, released through Rounder Records
Rounder Records
Rounder Records, originally of Cambridge, Massachusetts, but now based in Burlington, Massachusetts, is a record label founded in 1970 by Ken Irwin, Bill Nowlin and Marian Leighton-Levy, while all three were still university students...

 on August 26, 2003. In 2004, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Polka Album
Grammy Award for Best Polka Album
The Grammy Award for Best Polka Album was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists for quality polka albums...

.

Track listing

  1. "Polka Round" (Wing) – 2:18
  2. "Night Train to Memphis" (Bradley, Hughes, Smith) – 2:38
  3. "Lawn Party" – 2:02
  4. "Polka on the Banjo" – 3:34
  5. "Yakety Sax
    Yakety Sax
    "Yakety Sax" is a piece of music written by James Q. "Spider" Rich and popularized by saxophonist Boots Randolph.The composition includes pieces of assorted fiddle tunes such as "Chicken Reel", and was written for a performance at a venue called The Armory in Hopkinsville, Kentucky...

    " (Boots Randolph
    Boots Randolph
    Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit, "Yakety Sax"...

    , Rich) – 2:19
  6. "Laura's" – 2:22
  7. "Together You and I" (Dolly Parton
    Dolly Parton
    Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

    ) – 2:23
  8. "Charlie Was a Boxer" – 2:36
  9. "I'm Walkin'
    I'm Walkin'
    "I'm Walkin" is a 1957 single by Fats Domino. The song was written by Domino and Dave Bartholomew.The single was Fats Domino's third release in a row to reach number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart, where it stayed for six weeks...

    " (Dave Bartholomew
    Dave Bartholomew
    Dave Bartholomew is a musician, band leader, composer and arranger, prominent in the music of New Orleans throughout the second half of the 20th century...

    , Fats Domino
    Fats Domino
    Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....

    ) – 2:40
  10. "You Came into My Life" – 4:11
  11. "Lucky Seven" – 2:11
  12. "Tavern in the Town" – 2:07
  13. "Little Felix" – 3:20

Personnel

  • Scott Alarik – Liner Notes
  • Joe Babcock – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Ray Barno Orchestra – Clarinet, Sax (Baritone), Group Member
  • Dave Bartholomew – Composer
  • Blue Highway – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Bradley – Composer
  • Mark Capps – Assistant
  • Michael Cleveland – Fiddle, Group Member
  • Dennis Coyman – Drums, Group Member
  • Wally Czerniawski – Accordion, Arranger, Group Member
  • Charlie Daniels – Vocals, Guest Appearance
  • Ray DeBrown – Arranger
  • Nick Devito – Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Group Member
  • Fats Domino – Composer
  • Joe Donofrio – Producer, Mixing
  • Béla Fleck
    Béla Fleck
    Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.-Early life and career details:Fleck was born in...

     – Guest Appearance
  • Rod Fletcher – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Dave Grego – Bass, Group Member
  • Ken Harbus – Trumpet, Group Member
  • Allen Henson – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Bobby Hicks – Fiddle, Group Member
  • Marvin Hughes – Composer
  • Ken Irwin – Producer, Mixing
  • Johnny Karas – Sax (Tenor), Vocals, Group Member

  • Dave Kowalski – Engineer
  • Shawn Lane – Guest Appearance, Group Member
  • Dr. Toby Mountain – Mastering
  • Mrs. T's Pierogies – Author
  • Al Noble – Trumpet, Group Member
  • Louis Dean Nunley – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Eric Parks – Trumpet, Group Member
  • Dolly Parton
    Dolly Parton
    Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

     – Composer
  • Al Piatkowski – Accordion, Group Member
  • Tom Pick – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
  • Boots Randolph – Composer, Guest Appearance
  • James Rich – Composer
  • Keith Slattery – Piano
  • Harry Beasley Smith – Composer
  • Tim Stafford – Guest Appearance, Group Member
  • Gerry Stavisky – Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Group Member
  • Ron Stewart – Fiddle, Group Member
  • Jimmy Sturr
    Jimmy Sturr
    James W. "Jimmy" Sturr, Jr. is a 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...

    – Arranger, Conductor, Producer, Mixing
  • Wayne Taylor – Guest Appearance, Group Member
  • Frank Urbanovitch – Fiddle, Vocals
  • Jeremy Welch – Assistant
  • Henry Will – Arranger
  • Dennis Wilson – Vocals (bckgr)
  • Lance Wing – Composer
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