MATT HOYER

 1891 - 1960

Slovenian Style Polkas

Cleveland Style Polkas

Lifetime

Achievement Award

Polka Hall Of Fame

Matt Hoyer was born in Slovenia in 1891. He came to the United States and settled in Cleveland in 1911. The Cleveland-Style Polka movement all started with Matt Hoyer, the grand daddy of button accordion players and pioneer performer of Slovenian Polkas and Waltzes in the United States.