Sunshine Records was founded in Buffalo, NY in 1984, and - thanks to the many great fans who buy our products - has since grown to become one of the largest distributors of polka music in the United States! To date we have over 150 recordings available, 16 of which are Grammy Award Nominated albums from some of the best bands in the industry including Walter Ostanek and his band (9 Grammy nominate
d albums), John Gora & Gorale (4 Grammy nominated albums), Jerry Darlak & the Buffalo Touch (3 Grammy nominated albums) and Dennis Polisky and the Maestro's Men (1 Grammy nominated album). Other bands on the Sunshine label are among polka music's elite, bands like The Dynatones, The Knewz, Stas Golonka & his Chicago Masters, Toledo Polkamotion, Prime Drive, Steel City Brass, Happy Richie’s Polka Band, Wanda & Stephanie, Dave Gawronski, Crusade, Bob Zielinski Orchestra, The Beat, Cityside, Bedrock Boys, Imperials, Steve Kaminski, the Sunshine Band and many others. Multiple IPA Hall of Fame polka musicians have recorded albums for Sunshine Records over the years. The Sunshine label also became home to several specialty recordings, including the ever-popular Polkas for Children series and several CDs and cassettes produced for Christmas and other holidays. Since its founding, Sunshine has been a major label in the polka music industry. Its promotional mailings reach over 350 radio stations, promoters and music reviewers across the United States and Canada. Many of the bands on the label have gone on to national prominence with the help of Sunshine’s promotion. President and Executive Producer of the Sunshine label, Mike Nowakowski is himself a member of the IPA Hall of Fame, inducted in 2004, and continues his involvement in the production and promoter of polka music to this day.
