Harry Czarnek

Harry Czarnek was an accordion player and bandleader who played polka and other Czech music in Texas. He was born June 6, 1925 in Loup City, Nebraska and died September 22, 2009 in Houston, Texas. In 1970, Czarnek formed the polka band Harry Czarnek And The Texas Dutchmen, leading the group on accordion for the rest of his life. He was honored by the Texas Polka Music Association as Band Leader Of The Year in 1991 and Song Writer Of The Year in 1996, along with an award for Album Of The Year in 1996.