Alvin Sajewski
When it comes to polka music the name of Sajewski is a household word, representing an association of over 80 years in the annals of Polish and polka music in America. Alvin Sajewski carried on the tradition established by his father, who opened their first music store in 1897 in Chicago. In those early years the inventory included theatrical books, sheet music, instruments, piano rolls and recordings. In time the store was flourishing and the related mail-order business he established had reached the farthest corners of rural and urban America.