Rosanne Polka - Ernie Kucera - "The Guy Lombardo of Polka Music"

Nebraska had a King of Polka, and his name was Ernie Kucera.
For more than 50 years, Kucera led a band that played wedding dances and anniversary dances and the annual Bee Barn Dance - the one where the fire department raffles off live poultry.
He toured Texas and Oklahoma and Michigan and even communist Czechoslovakia. He had his own radio show, which aired daily for more than 40 years.
“People used to call him - and he was - the Guy Lombardo of polka music,” said Michael Brecka, who played in Kucera’s band for years.
In 2007, Ernie left us at the age of 87. We will never forget passing through Lincoln, Nebraska and listening to this music on our radio! There is still a precious Czech community here today! Music from yesterday!
We're at the MSP International Airport, Minnesota! Rosanne just took off for Phoenix! Why did you have to go? With the spring floods, In Hastings, Minnesota, the white pelicans are forming. Today, why did you have to go? We'd could of shared a senior coffee at McDonald's!
In Minnesota, we don't really get cold weather and snow anymore! It is a bummer!
Concertina Gary

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Remember when you played hockey and came into a warming shack! Precious memories!

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2021, very little snow?