Jimmy Sturr Takes Home Polka Grammy

With his 17th win in this category, Jimmy Sturr has won the Grammy for best Polka Album with “Come Share the Wine”  !!  Congratulations Jimmy !!  Check out more on Jimmy’s website: JimmySturr.com.

Here’s what From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia has to say about Jimmy”

“Jimmy Sturr is a polka musician and leader of Jimmy Sturr & His Orchestra. His recordings have won 17 out of the 23 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 more Grammy nominations than anyone in the history of musical polka awards. His band is arguably the most popular polka band in America, and have their own TV show on the RFD-TV network, a network devoted to rural America.

When touring, the band rides in Jimmy’s forty-five foot customized tour bus. On their travels, they have been to the most prestigious venues in the world, including seven sold out concerts at Carnegie Hall and four sold out concerts at Lincoln Center in New York City and a sold out concert at the Palace of Culture in Warsaw, Poland. The band has also played at many famous casinos.

Today, Jimmy Sturr lives in the house he grew up in, with his parents, in the upstate town of Florida, New York. The band usually attracts crowds of loyal fans wherever their travels take them. He hosts a syndicated radio show that airs on stations around the country, including WTBQ [1] in his hometown of Florida, NY, the station he once owned.”