Jimmy Sturr

An 18-time Grammy Award Winner and leader of more than 100 recording sessions, Jimmy Sturr is considered one of the world's leading polka musicians. Sturr has shared the studio with greats such as Arlo Guthrie, Willie Nelson, Boots Randolph, and Bela Fleck, and, over the last three decades, has performed all over the world. The Jimmy Sturr Orchestra has been seen on Saturday Night Live, PBS, CNN, ABC, and CBS, and BMI awarded him their prestigious Commendation of Excellence. His TV show, The Jimmy Sturr Show, airs weekly on RFD-TV. Sturr lives in Florida, N.Y., and Polka King is his first book.