[5] Eddie Blazonczyk was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Polish immigrant parents[6] of Goral heritage.
Lenny LaCour, the owner of Lucky Four Records, encouraged Blazonczyk, at the age of 22, to specialize in polka music, rather than to continue as a rockabilly singer.
Musicologist Norm Cohen wrote that "in his illustrious career, Blazonczyk and his Versatones were the primary ambassadors of Polish-American polka, touring constantly and playing well over 200 road gigs per year.
"[9] The Versatones played a mix of both traditional and original tunes, with Blazonczyk singing in both Polish and English.
The band consisted of a fiddler and concertina[10] player, two trumpeter/clarinetists, a drummer and Blazonczyk himself on vocals and electric bass.