THE ORIGINAL ,AND THE BEST -THERE WILL NEVER- EVER BE ANOTHER HAPPY LOUIE & JULCIA- THEIR POLKA BAND WAS ONE OF A KIND- PERFECTLY MANAGED ,AND PERFECTLY BLENDED IN SOUND AND DISTINCT POLISH POLKA STYLE. THEIR SOUND IS SORELY MISSED-THE POLKA BANDS OF TODAY CANNOT,AND NEVER WILL MATCH THEIR STYLE OR THEIR RECOGNIZABLE SOUND. Matthew Mark Winiarski-Trumpet player ,former band leader ,arranger ,and composer 8/17/2016
I love the polish music we used to dance to it all the time. Polonkas to Happy Louie n Jimmy Stir. I even had a regular polish wedding. My wedding best I ever went to.
I LOVE HAPPY LOUIE--my family went and saw his band and Marion Lush every year at St.Claude's Catholic Church in the Detroit area every year!! What great memories!
Yes Ann Marie! Im from Connecticut! Maybe I saw you at one of the Happy Louie Dances! Thank You for the reply to my post! Take Care, and GOD BLESS! BOG ZAPLAC!
Great band I loved Louis band. Played in du bois pa many times. Still on all the radio stations. Polka jammer. email me at matt9210@comcast.net we correspond.
I've needed to listen to polka music for three days just to de-stress myself from the 15 nightmarish calls we received on Saturday night, all of which were the result of several crimes. I'm a paramedic, who listens to polka music to manage my stress. You CAN'T be unhappy listening to some of these songs. They uplift a person.
I'm a nurse. I know what you mean! Takes me back to my childhood in the Cleveland area; weddings, happy times. I was a Polish dancer when I was a kid. 🤪
Joe Sokol the best clarinetist in the polka business, what a sound, the harmony between him and Louie is unmatched, Louie always had the best arrangements, I miss those days.
THANK YOU for this incredible memory! I was 14 when I first started going to polka dances with my parents who were very involved in the polka field. The best memories of my life!
That's how we all went my fathers entire family every Sun. We would go polish dancing. In fact my parents sent my brother n I for lessons. It was funny held in a German place n a puertorican man taught us. By the way he was excellent along with his young son. Very good times.
Very true, especially the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area in Scranton, Avoca, Moosic,Old Forge, Taylor,Duryea,Kingston,Wilkes-Barre,Nanticoke,Ashley,Pittston Junction area where my late paternal grandfather grew up. I could just go on about my most favorite part of Pennsylvania. It was July,1964 in Pittston when I spent a few weeks with my late paternal grandmother when I first heard Polka music and I still love it at 65, going to be 66 next week. My favorite Polkas are the Daylight Polka played by Tyros2 as a tribute to the Southern Pacific Daylight train, The Pennsylvania pPolka which is the official state song of Pennsylvania, Hupaj Siupaj, Choo Choo train Polka.
Loved Louie and Julia......my all time favorite polka band! I wish my husband were still here to see this video. I keep in touch with Julia on Facebook. Louie is in a wheelchair with Parkinson’s disease. Sure do miss him....many happy memories. GREAT MUSIC!!
The late Baron Joseph Dabrowski used to do a Polka music show on radio station WTUX out of Wilmington, DE that I used to listen to, he played a lot of Happy Louie songs, Frankie Yankovic during the late 1960’s/early to mid 1970’s. I also used to listen to a lot of Polkas in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area when I would visit my late paternal grandmother in Pittston, PA.
Attention:...Mr. Polkaeditor....Please post...."Let's bring back "Happy Louie, Julcia and their Polka Band"!!!! Let us celebrate this great Polish American, polka Icon, gifted musician and songwriter of many polka standards we enjoy still to this day and beyond. Let's salute the great Polish-Cajun...and Polka Master. Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
Many have come before him and many will follow but there was, nor will there ever be another Louie" and his Band. His amazing energy, voice and rythym can not be duplicated. Louie will always be best there is! A fan of many years.
Man o man - my parents took me to so many Happy Louie shows, I see this and really get sentimental. My Mother and Aunts would wave their their Polish flags for hours in front of the band!
Wow, my Mom used to take me to see Louie all the time when I was young, I wish she was still here to see this, this makes me wanna cry. I can smell sauerkraut and beer while I watch this! Did he retire?
Louie and Julie are very much retired and live in S. Hadley, Massachusetts. Louie has Parkinson’s disease and confined to a wheelchair. He can no longer perform. Julie is his main caregiver.
I thoroughly enjoy that "French Cajun" musical influence of such polka greats "Happy Louie Polka Medley" and "Freddie's Apples". Happy Louie was truly way ahead of his time; he is a polka music icon and legend. He wrote and arranged his own music... Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
FYI.....Did you Know......Happy" Louie Dusseault was born in Ware, MA, to Mary (Kmon) Dusseault and Louis G. Dusseault. His mother was Polish and his father was French. Both are deceased. Having a natural affinity to music, Louie began his musical career as a young boy. At the age of 9, he played his first note on a bugle and then changed to B-Flat Trumpet. Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
Louie graduated from St. Mary's Polish Grammar School in Ware, where he learned to write and speak the Polish language. In fact, his father, for being French, had a very beautiful Polish vocabulary. Happy Louie later graduated from Ware High School. Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
Jerry Darlak & Buffalo Touch, Ray J & the Carousels, Downtown Sound, Polka Family, Dennis Polisky & the Maestro's Men and Tony Blazonczyk & New Phaze, Bernie Gorak (II) and the Hap-E-Times Polka Band, Dennis Polisky & the Maestro's Men, etc. etc......
I see (in -vision) a concert some ware in Boston Massachusetts (summer time) sponsored by let's see....National Public System Television (PBS) with special guest stars... Jimme Sturr, Marion Lush (special guest performance), John Stevens & Doubleshot, Lenny Gomulka & Chicago Push,.......
They are some great videos that you have posted!!!......My father, mother and I just love to see and hear the "Happy Louie" videos...They truly bring back a lot of cherished memories of going to function dances with friends and family. (Reference: St. Stanislaus Kostka Roman Catholic Church Hall in Fells Point; the Historic District within Baltimore City, Maryland.) Your site looks Great..... Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
I went to many Happy Louie dances in the Connecticut area with my good friends John Dudzik from Meriden, Stan Lesniak from Middlefield, and John West & Walter Butch Michalak from Southington, Connecticut! GOD BLESS! BOG ZAPLAC!!!!
Note: "Happy Louie, Julcia's Polka Band News":....Hawaii Cruise. (March 7,2009: 15 Days roundtrip San Diego, Ca.) This sounds like a fantastic trip of a life time....wish I could get away.....I need a vacation. Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
Happy Louie is a magnificent musician and songwriter. He definitely did have a very special sound that has given us happiness and pep for many, many years. I happened to see his retirement party on RU-vid and did not think he looked well. How is he doing these days? 1Frania.
Any polka fans in Maryland? (Note: The younger generation would welcome "Happy Louie" teaming with Willie Nelson. Yes or No? Let's hear your thoughts on this topic from everyone who enjoys good polka music? Please post more videos if you can !!! Wow...That's a lot of of writing....gotto go. Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
I just loved the energy of this band. Louie is the BEST! I have enjoyed many evenings of great dancing to his music. He is my all-time favorite. Way to go Louie, Joshia and band! Thanks for posting this. Louie's video's are hard to come by. He MUST be seen to be truly appreciated.
Wow---what fun! I would have enjoyed being there. Even more, playing in the band. Foot stomping music is suuuuuuuperrr! Someone wanna bring the band out to my area???
Combined that with the great Dolly Pardon, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Tobey Keith and Shania Twain. Well......that would be a concert to see?.....Would it not?.....Well that's what dreams are made of?....Wishful thinking. Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
The fact that he is officially retired... and he's has earned it...Well that's a shame...for us...the younger generation. I believe that if "Happy Louie" ("Happy Louie, Julcia and their Polka Band") had not retired they and the great Willie Nelson (country music icon) would make a great team in producing a new album. Thanks, and may god bless. Mike.
you sound like a sad liberal. the fact you dont cherish your own culture says a lot about your brain. theres still hope for you yet. i am not even european yet appreciate the great beauty of this music and most important the gatherings. the fact you dont cherish this memories says a lot about you and perhaps your cultural brainwashing. theres still hope friend.
