Rex Records (1973)
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Rex Records was a small record label based in Holyoke, Massachusetts
. It was founded by Joe and Wanda Chesky. They were located on 34 Martin Street. They marketed themselves as "the king of polkas" releasing a substantial catalog of polka
bands primarily from the New England
area. Their artists included Bob Uguccioni, Wesoly Bolek, Fred Gregorich & the Del Fi's, Big Ted Nowak, Big Steve & the Bellaires, Walt Cieslik, Happy, Louie, Walt Solek, Jimmy Sturr, Al Soyka, and Larry Chesky who continued running the company into the 1990s.
Holyoke, Massachusetts
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range of mountains. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a population of 39,880...
. It was founded by Joe and Wanda Chesky. They were located on 34 Martin Street. They marketed themselves as "the king of polkas" releasing a substantial catalog of polka
Polka
The polka is a Central European dance and also a genre of dance music familiar throughout Europe and the Americas. It originated in the middle of the 19th century in Bohemia...
bands primarily from the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
area. Their artists included Bob Uguccioni, Wesoly Bolek, Fred Gregorich & the Del Fi's, Big Ted Nowak, Big Steve & the Bellaires, Walt Cieslik, Happy, Louie, Walt Solek, Jimmy Sturr, Al Soyka, and Larry Chesky who continued running the company into the 1990s.