Frank Yankovic "You Are My Sunshine"

[rickimam]

Music that instantly cheers me up! Thanks for sharing! :-D

[Cyberinga]

I love you my polka-doodle puppy!!!

[watertommyz]

Looked like a great time.

[dweanl]

No one plays like the King! .....For Kris. Summer of 2011

[NightMaiden]

This music brings back many wonderful memories. My father use to sing this song to me when I was a little girl, & often took me & my mother polka dancing. Though my parents divorced, my father still took me dancing every now & then. He was a very good polka dancer & women were constantly asking him to dance. Of course I didn't like having to share him - lol. He's been gone 16 yrs now. How I miss dancing with him! Thanks for sharing the video - you brought some needed SUNSHINE to my day!

[canadiangoose251]

This guy has been around since I was a kid. My parents always played polkas while I was growing up. I'm 50 now and still love this music. Go Frank!

[mkw1142009]

He used to come to the area where I grew up and play for weddings! It's so nice to watch him again on youtube. I have many of his records.

[lakpolmit]

Tonight, I'm revisitng my past. As a child, we would go to the family weddings and they always had a Polka band. They played at Plonja Hall in Manayunk, Philadelphia. The soind of the drums and horns blaring around he hillside, ah, the memories!

[ScottShuster]

Part of Yankovic's excellence is his ability to handle the sound system perfectly every time. I've never heard a bad recording. You can always hear the banjo perfectly...everything perfect. Not the best voice...but the best sound - !

[Kurtstephenm]

Sunshine, I LOVE YOU!!!

[spiritchsr1]

Straight from Cleveland, Ohio...America's Polka King Frank Yankovic. Make nomistake about it this is Cleveland style Polka music. Thanks for posting this clip.

[PassedThrough]

Why does that bass sound so electric?

[DownWithRyan]

The bass solo at 02:01 is pretty intense.

Thanks for posting this! I love Frankie.

[redcarpetlounge]

good stuff joe!add more,please.

[joegodina]

Frank Yankovic was big time back in the 50's he had 2 million selling tunes on the charts and appeared on all the popular TV shows. he made frequent appearences in Hollywood and all around the country. He played on average 300 jobs a year back then as well.

Frank and the band made some recordings with Doris Day singing on them. "You Are My Sunshine", the Pumpernickle Polka" and "Comb and Paper Polka" and yes, they were all Polkas.

[Hrvatguy]

Thanks for this posting Joe. I read that Frankie recorded this song with Doris Day. How did that come about? Doris Day was a huge movie star back then, I am only 39 so excuse my question but was Frankie that mainstream and known back then when he recorded with Doris Day? Also, was the song done in a polka style or was it more of a pop version of it when he recorded it with her? Thanks again!

[208236]

Thank you for video clip of "You Are My Sunshine".

As for me, this video picture is a favorite very much.

[barabsah]

Frank and Joey - best polka band ever! Please post more of these if you have them. Thanks a million Joe.

[sqzbxnyc]

Great to see and hear my longtime friend once again!!

[AccordionManiac]

Great singing!! Who's the fella on the second accordion?

[joegodina]

That's Joey Miskulin on the second accordion who in later years had the Miskulin - Trebar band and now is with the Riders In The Sky group. He played with Frank from the time he was 13 years old.

[AccordionManiac]

Wow! He is talented