Dick Pillar is known as an innovator and entertainment producer who has taken his promotions and music to great heights. Known to his fans as "Mr. Hospitality" or "Mr. Polkabration", Dick Pillar and his Orchestra have entertained music fans for four decades with their lively style of polka music along with 50's, 60's, country and big band musical varieties. The Dick Pillar Orchestra recorded their first album in 1964, and over the years their numerous recordings have received many tributes to their musical style, including three "Polka Song of the Year" awards by the International Polka Association, "Album of the Year" by the United Polka Boosters, "Polka Band of the Year", and also a Grammy nomination. In 1974 Dick was elected to the International Polka Association's "Polka Music Hall of Fame", and in 1975 he was the recipient of the "Outstanding Young Men of America" award. In 1965 he established the original East Coast Polka Festival, "Pillar Polkabration", now in its 43rd year, and in 1980 held his first of more than 74 "Pillar Polkabration" weekends. These continue to this day in New York! Dick Pillar, one of America's best known polka celebrities, has a distinctive and ardent "Pride in America", reflected in the trademark colors of his band: Red, White & Blue. His crowd-rousing, hand-clapping, toe-tapping, lively style of polka music promotes wholesomeness, the family unit, and the American way, uniting people of all age groups and ethnic backgrounds.
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