Verne Meisner, a virtuoso accordionist and bandleader who helped keep the polka alive and swinging into the age of rock and beyond, died June 10 in Milwaukee. He was 66 and lived in Waukesha, Wis. The ...

Verne Meisner, whose accordion-propelled polka tunes kept the upper Midwest dancing for 57 years and who won international accolades for his musical skill, died of cancer Friday in Milwaukee. He was ...

Verne Meisner, 66, whose accordion-propelled polka tunes kept the upper Midwest dancing for 57 years and who won an international following for his musical skill, died June 10 of cancer at St. Luke’s ...

Verne Meisner, whose accordion-propelled polka tunes kept the upper Midwest dancing for 57 years and who won international accolades for his musical skill, died June 10 of cancer in St. Luke's ...

The son of polka legend Verne Meisner has had a long and successful career himself. Now he's helped create an organization to help younger musicians and he's nurturing the next generation of Meisner ...

One of the songs to be inducted as an All-Time Polka hit at this year's National Cleveland-Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum awards show on Saturday, Nov. 29 will have a local connection—to the late ...

The son of polka legend Verne Meisner has had a long and successful career himself. Now he's helped create an organization to help younger musicians and he's nurturing the next generation of Meisner ...

Verne Meisner, 66, whose accordion-propelled polka tunes kept the upper Midwest dancing for 57 years and who won international accolades for his musical skill, died June 10 of cancer at St. Luke's ...