Jackie Libera of Charlton, Massachusetts is a musician, former bandleader, deejay, arranger, vocalist, recorded many albums, and a featured performer with various bands. To say that John “Jackie” Libera has been involved with polka music virtually all his life is an understatement. Jackie began his polka music career at age five in 1960 when he joined his father, Polka Hall of Famer Johnny Libera, at the microphone of his dad’s polka…
Hank Haller of Westlake, Ohio, is a musician, vocalist, bandleader, deejay, has made numerous recordings and leads a traveling band. Mention Hank Haller and visions of oompah music and “lederhosen” [short leather pants], come to mind. But Haller is more. He is a very prolific recording artist in the polka field with seventy albums and three videos to his credit, with over one quarter of a mullion albums sold. While he…
Roger Bright of New Glarus, Wisconsin, was a musician, bandleader, recording artist, deejay and performer. Roger Bright was born February 12, 1937, and died August 28, 2001, at Boulder Colorado Community Hospital from a heart attack he suffered while performing at a polka festival in Boulder. Roger began his musical career at age twelve. He formed a band at age fifteen and made his first recording at the age of nineteen. …