Shake, Rattle and Polka!

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Shake, Rattle and Polka!
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Studio album by
Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra
ReleasedOctober 11, 2005
Genre Polka
Label Rounder
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Shake, Rattle and Polka! is an album by Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra, released through Rounder Records on October 11, 2005. In 2006, the album won Sturr the Grammy Award for Best Polka Album. [2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Kansas City" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 2:32
  2. "Sea Cruise" (Huey "Piano" Smith) – 3:10
  3. "Detour" (Paul Westmoreland) – 1:50
  4. "Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret) – 2:53
  5. "Tossin' and Turnin'" (Ritchie Adams, Malou Rene) – 2:51
  6. "Maybellene" (Chuck Berry) – 2:24
  7. "I Walk the Line" (Johnny Cash) – 2:41
  8. "You Belong to Me" (Pee Wee King) – 3:04
  9. "Blueberry Hill" (Vincent Rose, Larry Stock) – 2:27
  10. "Love Me Tender" (Vera Matson, Elvis Presley) – 3:33
  11. "Rock Around the Clock" (DeKnight, Friedman) – 1:43
  12. "Promised Land" (Berry) – 2:40

Personnel

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Shake, Rattle and Polka!". Allmusic . Retrieved July 20, 2010.
  2. ↑ "List of Grammy winners". CNN. February 9, 2006. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
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