VADNAL, FRANK L. (24 July 1921-29 May 1995) belonged to a family quartet which became a leading exponent of Cleveland-style polka music (see POLKAS). The native Clevelander, son of Anthony and Anna Kappus Vadnal, was a graduate of Collinwood High School.
THE RASPBERRIES (1970 - 1975 and 2004 - 2007) were an influential American pop and boy band active from 1970 until 1975 then active again between 2004 through 2009.
The Raspberries formed in the early 1970s when Eric Carmen and Jim Bonfanti envisioned a band that would emulate music legends of the 1960s such as The Beatles and The Who.