Dick "The Polka Pilot" Suhay began playing the piano accordion at the age of 5, in his hometown of Euclid, Ohio. Influenced by Frankie Yankovic and other pioneers of Cleveland Style Polka, Dick started his own band at the age of 18. In 1955, he joined the U.S. Air Force where he spent 26 years as a fighter pilot. Now retired, he has a polka band and lives in California, Dick has remained close to his musical roots in Cleveland. For this special recording, he returned to his hometown and recorded with Dan Wojtila on tenor saxophone, Ted Carrillo on banjo and Bo Wolfand on guitar - all names widely known to fans of Cleveland Style Polka.Brentwood Communications, Inc., Newbury Park, CA.