Frankie Yankovic

America's Polka King, accordion player & bandleader. Born July 28, 1915 in Davis, West Virginia, USA. Died October 14, 1998 (aged 83) New Port Richey, Florida, USA. Yankovic was raised on Cleveland, Ohio's East Side. Best known for his Slovenian-style polka, which he only rarely strayed from. He sold 2 million copies of his first hit single "Just Because" in 1948 and received the first ever Grammy for a polka recording in 1986. Frank was not related to fellow accordionist "Weird Al" Yankovic, although the two collaborated.