Results: June is National Accordion Awareness Month
Published on 06/20/2016
"I played trombone for 10 minutes, and then I was in an accordion band in school for even less."
Author: Colm Meaney
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Accordion: An accordion-like instrument called the Handäoline was invented by Friedrich Buschmann in Berlin, Germany, in 1822. Cyril Demian patented the first actual accordion on May 23, 1829 in Vienna, Austria under the name Akkordion. Check off what is true for you:
I've seen an accordion
54%
1080 votes
I've played or at least attempted to play the accordion
14%
287 votes
I seen it played live
28%
566 votes
I, right off, associate the accordion with the Polka
23%
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N/A
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National Accordion Awareness Month was established in 1989 to help spread the word about the resurgence in popularity in the accordion and to educate people about the accordion. Check off these bits of trivia that you already knew:
A blue-ribbon panel of experts recently named the accordion as the instrument most likely to put a smile on your face when hearing it played
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The piano accordion is the official musical instrument of the city of San Francisco and has been since 1990
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The accordion is a member of the reed family, not the keyboard family
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The first United States-made piano accordion (the ones with the keys on it) was manufactured in San Francisco back in 1907
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Castelfidardo, a small town in Le Marche region of Italy, produces most of all the accordions in Italy
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The accordion family also includes Cajun button boxes, chromatic and diatonic button accordions, the concertina, the bayan, and the bandoneon
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The accordion is the designated instrument for the city of Detroit
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Akkordion is German for harmony
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N/A
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Lawrence Welk was born in Strasburg, N.D. He began learning music on his father's accordion as a youngster, performing at local functions by the age of 13. Welk made a deal with his father at 17 that he would stay and work on the farm until he turned 21 if his dad would buy him a $400 mail-order accordion. Both kept their end of the bargain. Which of the following celebs were you aware that also played the accordion?
Actress Lucy Liu plays the accordion
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Guitarist Nils Lofgren started on the accordion.
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Billy Joel plays the accordion
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Barry Manilow plays the accordion (but not at the Copacabana)
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Danny Federico (Springsteen) started out as a classical accordionist
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N/A
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Finally, which of these songs, featuring the accordion, were you aware of?
4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) - Bruce Springsteen
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A Pair of Brown Eyes - The Pogues
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62 votes
Beyond Here Lies Nothin' - Bob Dylan
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71 votes
Gumboots - Paul Simon
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66 votes
I Write Sins Not Tragedies - Panic! at the Disco
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72 votes
Kokomo - The Beach Boys
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342 votes
La Bamba - Los Lobos
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373 votes
Molly Town - Joss Stone
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Paper in Fire - John Mellencamp
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Piano Man - Billy Joel
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430 votes
Squeeze Box - The Who
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304 votes
Bugs - Pearl Jam
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44 votes
The Bullfighter Dies - Morrissey
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32 votes
The Last Beat of My Heart - Siouxsie and the Banshees
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35 votes
N/A
55%
1089 votes
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