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Polka Go-Round
Polka Go-Round was a polka music and dancing show that aired on ABC from 1958 to 1959.
Polka Go-Round with Lou Prohut and the Polka Go Rounders began in the spring of 1958 on WBKB in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed] It was the successor to ABC's first prime-time polka show, It's Polka Time with Stan Wolowic and the Polka Chips. The singers and dancers on Polka Go-Round wore colorful costumes and performed in an outdoor café setting.
Polka Go-Round′s featured vocalist and yodeler,[citation needed] Carolyn DeZurik, had also been featured at times on It’s Polka Time.[citation needed] Bob Lewandowski was the master of ceremonies and a vocalist.[citation needed] Also appearing were the Caine (or Chaine) Dancers, Tom "Stubby" Fouts, the Singing Waiters, and Georgia Drake. Band members were DeZurik′s husband[citation needed] Rusty Gill, guitar; Jack Cordaro, clarinet, saxophone, and flute; Jimmy James, banjo; Len Druss, clarinet, saxophone, and flute; Clay Campbell, drums; and Jimmie Hutchinson, bass guitar and banjo.[citation needed]
Polka Go-Round was produced at WBKB's 190 North State Street studios and broadcast locally by WBKB Channel 7.[citation needed] It aired nationally on the ABC television network from June 23, 1958, to September 28, 1959. As an hour-long program, it was broadcast as a summer replacement for Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent on ABC on Mondays, at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time from June to mid-August 1958, and at 7:30 p.m. Eastern from October to December 1958. Shortened to a half-hour, it aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern from December 1958 to May 1959. It then returned to a one-hour format and a 7:30 p.m. Eastern broadcast time from June 1959 to the end of its run in September 1959.
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Polka Go-Round
Polka Go-Round was a polka music and dancing show that aired on ABC from 1958 to 1959.
Polka Go-Round with Lou Prohut and the Polka Go Rounders began in the spring of 1958 on WBKB in Chicago, Illinois.[citation needed] It was the successor to ABC's first prime-time polka show, It's Polka Time with Stan Wolowic and the Polka Chips. The singers and dancers on Polka Go-Round wore colorful costumes and performed in an outdoor café setting.
Polka Go-Round′s featured vocalist and yodeler,[citation needed] Carolyn DeZurik, had also been featured at times on It’s Polka Time.[citation needed] Bob Lewandowski was the master of ceremonies and a vocalist.[citation needed] Also appearing were the Caine (or Chaine) Dancers, Tom "Stubby" Fouts, the Singing Waiters, and Georgia Drake. Band members were DeZurik′s husband[citation needed] Rusty Gill, guitar; Jack Cordaro, clarinet, saxophone, and flute; Jimmy James, banjo; Len Druss, clarinet, saxophone, and flute; Clay Campbell, drums; and Jimmie Hutchinson, bass guitar and banjo.[citation needed]
Polka Go-Round was produced at WBKB's 190 North State Street studios and broadcast locally by WBKB Channel 7.[citation needed] It aired nationally on the ABC television network from June 23, 1958, to September 28, 1959. As an hour-long program, it was broadcast as a summer replacement for Lawrence Welk's Top Tunes and New Talent on ABC on Mondays, at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time from June to mid-August 1958, and at 7:30 p.m. Eastern from October to December 1958. Shortened to a half-hour, it aired at 8:00 p.m. Eastern from December 1958 to May 1959. It then returned to a one-hour format and a 7:30 p.m. Eastern broadcast time from June 1959 to the end of its run in September 1959.