Kenny Bass
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Kenny Bass (1922 – 1987), born Peter Bastasic Jr., was an influential member of Cleveland-Style polka broadcasters and frontman of the band Kenny Bass Polka Poppers Orchestra. He served in the U.S. Navy as a radio man in the Pacific. He was awarded three Battle Stars and a Purple Heart. He started his broadcasting career in 1948 on station WSRS.[1] His show was America’s first daily polka show.[2]