{"id":10998,"date":"2016-08-04T14:35:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-04T19:35:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=10998"},"modified":"2016-08-04T14:35:44","modified_gmt":"2016-08-04T19:35:44","slug":"former-dynatones-leader-scrubby-seweryniak-remembered-as-one-of-polka-musics-foremost-singers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/?p=10998","title":{"rendered":"Former Dynatones leader &#039;Scrubby&#039; Seweryniak remembered as one of polka music&#039;s foremost singers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_11000\" style=\"width: 579px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13913773_10208649391064955_8715603387180910949_o.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11000\" class=\"wp-image-11000\" src=\"http:\/\/polkaconcerts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/13913773_10208649391064955_8715603387180910949_o.jpg\" alt=\"13913773_10208649391064955_8715603387180910949_o\" width=\"569\" height=\"381\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-11000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo courtesy of Steve Litwin<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The night that changed David Lawrence \u201cScrubby\u201d Seweryniak&#8217;s life came in the mid 1960s, when he saw polka master Li&#8217;l Wally perform at a local dance.<\/p>\n<p>Until then, he had been an accordion player in small wedding-type groups. 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