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Saying Goodbye - Tribute to Eddie Blazonczyk
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2012
- Saying Goodbye; my tribute to Eddie Blazonczyk who passed away much too soon, on May 21, 2012.
Rest in Peace my friend. I cannot thank him enough for all the good times, the experience, and most of all the friendship that continued after we left the stage. I was fortunate enough to perform as a Versatone from 1987-1994, and in that time I spent over 1000 nights with Eddie onstage. I had what I refer to as "the best seat in the house"! I'll never forget you Eddie B. Condolences to the entire Blazonczyk Family, and a special thanks goes out to you for sharing him with us. As this song says: "So much to say, useless to try... It's time for saying goodbye".
NOTE: Special thanks to the Blazonczyk Family, and Polka fans everywhere for sharing your photos!
----Kevin Adams - 05/23/2012
THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER EDDIE B! I MISS HIM GREATLY! MAY EDDIE ALWAYS REST IN PEACE, AMEN
This is a great loss to not only the polka industry, but to Polonia as well. Just a tremendous talent, who really transformed the polka music business. May his soul rest in peace. Wieczny odpoczynek racz mu dac panie, a swiatlosc wiekuista niechaj swieci nad jego dusza.
Great tribute. Why do we have to get to this point in our lives? Eddie touched all of us, as a kid i played countless hours on the tennis racket playing the bass guitar plucking away with my eddie finger. We need to cherish the all the little memories. R.i.p. Eddie B.
Another Great man that's no longer with us. I'm glad to have met Eddie B. a few times. I will miss him greatly!
A true Gem from Brignton Park Chicago
Well done, thank you. Rest in peace Eddie B.
Miss you, Eddie...forever. Thanks for all you gave of yourself for all of us...Linda Walczynski Louie
I have so many wonderful memories of Eddie B. performing. His voice was mesmerizing! A great and wonderful Polka legend in Heaven. Thank you so much for the tribute. We were truly blessed by Eddies' music. RIP Eddie and God bless his family.
Odpoczywaj w pokoju, Edziu.
Very moving. Eddie was the best. Long Live Polka 🎼🎵🎶🎸🎺
Eddie B. had probably one of the most unique voices as a Polish singer; and his voice just didn't square with his size. BUT, who's to say? God game him the voice he had, and he used it well. He always had time for everybody. I remember once, at Seven Springs, he raised a little hell with me for making a bunch of noise with a sh*t-load of M-80's. One thing I wonder though, if anybody, besides those who knew Eddie, knew, was, he played for a time under the name of Eddie Bell, for Bill Haley and The Comets. He gave a lot; may we follow in those foot steps; we'll never fill his shoes, but we can walk in his footsteps.
Thanks Kevin, you put together a great collection of pictures and memories for many many polka fans. A great reminder of Eddie B's long and dignified career.
Beautiful tribute. This really brings me back to 80's and 90's growing up listening to Eddie's music.
I didn’t know that Eddie died until April of 2015. I’d been out of the mix for a long time. But, Eddie created a style of music that, in my opinion, perfected polka music. I have more German blood in me than Polish, but it is the Chicago-style of Polish music that fires me up more than any other polka music. I just wish I could take the Outlaws’ song, “HURRY SUNDOWN”, and turn it into a polka; with all due respect to the late Hughie Thomason.
Thank YOU for posting this. This is a sad day for all polka fans. I love looking at the pictures in this tribute. All of his compositions will be enjoyed for many years to come. Thank you God, ... for giving us Eddie B. to brighten up our days when we needed it.
:’(. I bet that funeral was packed with people from all over the world. What legend Eddie was! Prayers for his family and friends as I am sure they still mourn his loss. :(
He was the absolute BEST!
Beautiful tribute. Thank you for sharing. May polka music continue on!!!!
Love this man n band will be sadly missed too many memories I experienced whenever the band went I will alway remember. RIP 🇵🇱🇵🇱🙏🏻 2:41
What a lovely tribute to a truly great man! He gave us so, so many great memories! Rest in Peace, Eddie. You will be missed greatly!!
May he finally rest in peace
Thank you Kevin for such a fine tribute to Eddie. First I want to send my condolences to Eddie's family and to say just how grateful I am for the fond memories of the great dances and cruises Eddie had.His friendly smile, great personality and voice and musicianship kept his audiences captive and I feel blessed to have been part of those audiences on many occasions. Keep Heaven happily dancing Eddie and may your music live forever. With heartfelt sympathy, Pat Caldwell (Tampa)
Nicely done, felt, and thought Kevin! I miss him...
A beautiful and thoughtful tribute to a great man and your friend. ... the memories and the music live on!
Super Tribute to A Great Musician, but also A Super Man ! Thank You Kevin.
Ye, thank you so much for this tribute and these memories . It's so beautiful and touching. We owe Eddie -- and also Jerry Darlak and Jimmie Sierzega, who we see with him in so many of these scenes --- so much for all the joy they brought us over the years. God bless them for ever --- and maybe ----hopefully---- we will see and hear them live again in polka heaven some day -- In any case, they will always live on in our hearts .
That was awesome!! Brought tears to my eyes.
Very Nice, Eddie B will be missed !
That was awesome, brought tears to my eyes. ❤️
Very nicely done Kevin. Thank you for posting.
Eddie will be missed, he was the greatest.
It really hurts to know he is gone.
Love Big Eddie and his family.
Beautiful. Thank you Kevin.
Thanks Kevin - Awesome Tribute....
Najlepszy
Thank you for sharing this Kevin!
WHO DISLIKED THIS VIDEO!!! Eddie B was the best!!
He is the king of polkas
Hey Kevin, Joe Laro here, drummer for Happy Louie. Nice, nice tribute! Also, love the new album you released. Hopefully we'll see each other again soon.
I just found out a few minutes ago about Eddie.
Damn shame what happened to him :-(
My favorite song of his was "Kiss Me I'm Polish". I think I'll go watch the vid again on here.
Very nice !!
Very nice Kevin!
RE: the lineup at 0:55 >>
Sure! That's (l. to r.) Jerry Tokarz, Jerry Darlak, Jimmy Sierzega, Eddie Blazonczyk, Al Piatkowski, and Ed Wolinski. This is a photo taken in 1986 for the "Another Polka Celebration" recording. That album won a Grammy, for Best Polka Recording of 1986. (The group received it in Feb. of 1987, but it was recorded by everyone pictured here in early 1986). Same lineup though, for 1985.
My Grandfather use to few his albums
This is the song from the Muppets take Manhattan! I was joking that it would be before I watched it and it really turned out to be. I wonder if this is an old song.