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  • Jul 28, 1915
    Frankie Yankovic is born in Davis, West Virginia. Dubbed "America's polka king," he uses his accordion to notch a trio of country hits in the late-1940s
    Oct 14, 1998
    Accordion player Frankie Yankovic dies at his home in Tampa. Nicknamed "America's Polka King," he registered three country hits during the late-1940s
    Feb 24, 1999
    The Carter Family's "Wildwood Flower," Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" and Jimmie Davis' "You Are My Sunshine" are among the pre-1950 records joining the Grammy Hall of Fame, with music by Louis Armstrong, Frankie Yankovic and Fats Waller
    Nov 6, 2008
    Red Sovine and Charlie McCoy are inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame at the Cultural Center Theater in Charleston. Also added: Wilma Lee & Stoney Cooper, Frankie Yankovic, The Lilly Brothers and Don Stover
    Mar 21, 2013
    Jimmie Davis' "You Are My Sunshine" and Frankie Yankovic's "Just Because" are added to the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress, along with recordings by Will Rogers, Simon & Garfunkel, The Blackwood Brothers and Clarence Ashley and Doc Watson

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