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This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
Nejc Pačnik (born 1990) – Slovenian accordionist, twice accordion world-champion and accordion teacher Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989) – Finnish accordionist and actor Willard A. "Bill" Palmer (1917–1996) – inventor of the quint system which was later patented by Titano as used in their line of "converter" (or "quint") bass accordions
This is a list of articles describing traditional music styles that incorporate the accordion, alphabetized by assumed region of origin.. Note that immigration has affected many styles: e.g. for the South American styles of traditional music, German and Czech immigrants arrived with accordions (usually button boxes) and the new instruments were incorporated into the local traditional music.
The concept behind Those Darn Accordions was initially conceived by keyboardist and accordionist Linda "Big Lou" Seekins in early 1989. [2] Seekins, who was active in several Bay Area bands including the polka punk band Polkacide, was called up by the owner of San Francisco's Paradise Lounge and offered an open performance slot if she could put together a band in time. [3]
Opposite the Titano Accordion "quint" free bass system designed by Willard Palmer, Ariondo and the late Tommy Gumina are two artists in the United States that play a reverse "quint" free bass system (no converter, only free bass). Ariondo's "Perpetual Motion" video demonstrates the artistic capabilities of the free bass accordion .
After the death of Adge Cutler, new banjo player and guitarist Pete Budd took over lead vocal duties for The Wurzels. [13] The band subsequently enjoyed their most commercially successful period, reaching the top 20 of the UK Albums Chart in 1976 for the first and only time with the album The Combine Harvester, as well as topping the UK Singles Chart with the lead single of the same name. [14]
Included among this group was the Italian-American John Serry Sr., whose Concerto for Free Bass Accordion was completed in 1964. [53] [54] [55] In addition, the American accordionist Robert Davine composed his Divertimento for Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon and Accordion as a work for chamber orchestra. [56]
He studied at the Royal College of Music. In the 1920s Bidgood was the assistant organist at the Electric Coliseum in Harringay. [5] Bidgood released dance band music under various names, mostly notably Primo Scala and his Accordion Band, [4] who issued over 200 sides on 78rpm. [6] [1] Over the course of 20 years, he would frequently broadcast ...