Wanda S. Pietrzak was a singer who achieved acclaim in polka music's
only mother and daughter team, "Wanda and Stephanie".
Wanda and her family moved to Buffalo, New York where she met her
husband, Henry Pietrzak, then daughter Stephanie was born and showed the same musical talent. Wanda taught her how to play the
accordian. Stephanie then taught herself the concertina and eventullay
her father developed the "Wanda and Stephanie Show". This mother and
daughter team soon became the "Golden Stars" and were named "The
Newest Sensation Throughout the Nation" and "Americas Polka Sweethearts".
Their big break came when they were discovered by polka star "Marion
Lush" at the Heartstone Manor in Depew, New York during the International Polka Festival.
Proponents of the honky Chicago polka style, they soon became
part of the contingent of the top Chicago bands that included: "Marion
Lush", "Eddie Blazonczyk" and "Li'l Wally". They recorded their first
album with Blazonczyk in Chicago on "Bel-Aire" records.
Stephanie was honored as Best Female Vocalist by the International
Polka Association in Chicago. Stephanie continues to entertain polka
fans throughtout the country with personal apperances and records
honky polka music on CD and DVD. Stephanie does a weekly radio
program in Buffalo, New York Sunday 7pm-8pm on 1300 WXRL.
Join Stephanie on a 7-night Hawaiian Polka Cruise October 11th-18th, 2008 wih Eddie Blazoncyk's Versatones aboard the Pride of America.
For Reservations or More Information: write to Polkasonline.Com, P.O. Box 1994 Cicero, New York 13039, or e-mail polkastony1@verizon.net.
