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HERE ARE SOME IMAGES YOU MIGHT FIND INTERESTING... |
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| Pictured Left to Right: Gaylord Klancnik, Ed Klancnik, Myron Floren, Walter Ostanek and Jimmy Sturr. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Howie Mandel, the host of NBC's "Deal or No Deal" is posing with one of Dad's accordions. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| This photo is on the back of Weird Al Yankovic's 1986 release "Polka Party." On the cover of the magazine is a picture of Frank Yankovic and myself when I was only three years old. It should be noted that the photograph was taken at the Klancnik Brothers Orchestra's very first gig in 1976! | |||||||||||||||||||||
| My first gig with America's Polka King, Frank Yankovic. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The "Hawaii" Band. Back Row L to R: Jeff Lewis, Dave Roe, Tony Paoletta, Jerry Krahn, Jon Human and Gaylord Klancnik. Front Row L to R: Walter Ostanek and Ed Klancnik. |
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The 2004 Holland
tour. Pictured L to R are: Frank Moravcik, Denny Bucar, Norm Kobal,
Ed Klancnik, Dick Flaisman, Ed Rodick III, Ron Sluga, Bob Kravos, Eddie
Rodick, Tony Petkovsek, Stan Blout, Steve Meisner and Gaylord Klancnik. |
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| Dad and I are pictured here with Bill Laimbeer. He won two World Championships as a player with the Detroit Pistons and is currently coaching the WNBA Champion Detroit Shock. We look pretty short next to him but we are both well over 6' tall! | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pictured with banjo pioneer and Country Music Hall of Fame member Earl Scruggs. | Pictured with Grammy Lifetime Achievement recipient Eddy Arnold. He has sold over 80 million records world-wide. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dad and I are pictured here
with Jelse Vos. He is the top promoter of polka music in The Netherlands. |
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| This photo was taken in Nashville during the recording of "Direct From Nashville." Pictured L to R are: Dick Kuciemba, Ed Klancnik, Joey "The Cowpolka King" Miskulin and Gaylord Klancnik. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pictured with legendary music producer and songwriter "Cowboy" Jack Clement. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pictured in the studio with Grand Ole Opry host and Grammy winner Jeannie Seely. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Working with my good friend Jeff Lewis. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| A Dimestore Freud concert in Nashville, Tennessee. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Gaylord Klancnik playing with champion accordionists Peter Soave and Julien Labro. Julien had just arrived from France and it was the first time he ever performed on stage with a live band. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pictured with Marvin "Smitty" Smith. He is the drummer for "Kevin Eubanks and The Tonight Show Band." | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| This photo was taken after a show in Florida. Pictured L to R are: Ron Sluga, Ed Klancnik, Frank Yankovic, Walter Ostanek and Gaylord Klancnik. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Pictured at Peppermint Productions with Gary Rhamy. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Pictured with Al and Alex Meixner on the side of a shuttle van in Texas. Wurstfest is the largest polka festival in the United States and the Schlitterbahn Resort was voted the best water park in America by the Travel Channel. |
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| More photos are coming soon... | |||||||||||||||||||||