“I’ve been playing polka music since I was 14 years old,” he said ... “And the past few years, we’ve seen a good deal of people come out who haven’t been there before.” ...

By the 1960s, the Verne Meisner Band was one of the best-known polka groups in the region. Steve received an ambivalent message from Verne when he showed an interest in music. Seven-year-old Steve ...