The Who had Tommy, The Kinks had Arthur, and now The Polkaholics have WALLY! That’s right, The Polkaholics have gone operatic with the release of the polka-rock opera "WALLY!" - 12 songs based on the life and times of polka king Li’l Wally. Li’l Wally (see www.internationalpolka.com/jagiello.htm), revolutionized polka in the 1950s by slowing it down to a danceable tempo, which became known as the "Chicago Style." He is considered the Muddy Waters or Charlie Parker of polka. Though he retired to Florida in later years, The Polkaholics brought him back to Chicago for several memorable shows together before he died in 2006. Now, 10 years after their first polka collusion, The Polkaholics tell the story of Li’l Wally’s rise to Chicago polka glory and Florida sunset in polka-rock opera form, presenting storied-songs like "Son of a Gun Polka," "Division Street," "Sea and Sand Polka," "King of Happiness," and more. From a boy singing with polka bands at Caldwell Woods to being featured on the Lawrence Welk show and playing for the Pope at the Vatican, Li’l Wally was the Horatio Alger of polka - now his story is immortalized by his devotees, The Polkaholics

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