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Frankie Yankovic

Frank John Yankovic, known as Frankie Yankovic, was born on July 28, 1915, in Davis, West Virginia. He began playing the accordion at age nine and started performing at community events by his teenage years. In the 1930s, he made radio appearances and released his first records for the Yankee and Joliet labels. Yankovic's breakthrough came with platinum singles "Just Because" (1947) and "Blue Skirt Waltz" (1949). He earned the title "America's Polka King" after winning a battle of the bands in Milwaukee in 1948. During World War II, he got frostbite while fighting in the Battle o...