Accordion Made
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Antique Dibronzo Santa Verona Marsala Concerto Diatonic Accordion Accordian NR |  |
0 Bid | US $199.95 | 24m |
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Titano Accordion With Case | |
12 Bids | US $96.00 | 9h 58m |
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Concerto Accordion Made in Italy Locking Case Very NICE Plays Well Near Perfect | |
0 Bid | US $399.94 | 12h 6m |
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Vintage Coronet Mary Hurd Red Accordion Red Cream Pearlized w Case | |
1 Bid | US $299.99 | 12h 9m |
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Accordion Bugari Armando Champion Cass Cassotto 22 4 5 reeds dry tuning | |
49 Bids | US $2,601.00 | 12h 25m |
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vintage accordion made in italy in carrying case | |
0 Bid | US $99.99 | 13h 37m |
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POLLINA 120 BASS BLACK WHITE ACCORDION MADE ITALY 18 1 4 KEYBOARD 41 KEYS | |
0 Bid | US $279.99 | 15h 2m |
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Crown Accordion Made in Italy | |
0 Bid | US $1,900.00 | 15h 36m |
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Petosa Artist Model AM 1100 ES Accordion with factory Electric Stereo output | |
1 Bid | US $3,500.00 | 17h 34m |
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VINTAGE BEGINNER COLLECTOR CASTELFIDARDO ACCORDION | |
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US $129.99 | 18h |
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Blomus Expanding Trivet
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Descriptionpicture frames / photo frames: The JUSTIN Expanding Trivet is a great accessory for anyone wanting to protect their dining table from hot dishes. With its stainless steel construction and modern design the expanding trivet is as stylish as it is durable... Features
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Handy
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DescriptionHANDY is the 4th release from the Buswackers. The recording is chock full of the various styles from an Irish jig to an original polka to a roots blues song by Blind Willie Johnson. Sure, it's hard to catagorize, but it will keep your toes tapping and keep you smiling. |
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Magic Is You!
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![Schmidt / Kayser / Olsen / Norholm / Rasmussen: Made in Denmark: Contemporary Danish [Accordion] Music (Denmark vinyl LP)](http://www.grayshotmusic.com/media/images/i/412Vm%2BNDqFL._SL160_.jpg) |
Schmidt / Kayser / Olsen / Norholm / Rasmussen: Made in Denmark: Contemporary Danish [Accordion] Music (Denmark vinyl LP)
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DescriptionDenmark vinyl LP. Tracks: A1 Toccata No. 2, Op. 28 5:09 |
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Neiko Patented Heavy-Duty All-Angle Super-Power Plunger
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Description*The essential plunger made better: more powerful, more versatile and more effective!*Super-pliable industrial-rubber cup with tiered ridges forms ultra-tight seal on any size drain*Heavy-duty steel handle allows for maximum pressure forced down drain to source of clog*Designed to work effectively at any angle for hard-to-reach, low-clearance applications*Pays for itself many times over with just one use! Rinses clean, stores easily for next use |
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Redi Shade 1616204 Original Pleated White Paper Shade 36-by-72-Inch, 6-Pack
Sale Price: $23.17 |
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Lawrence Walker, King of the Accordion Players
According to Cajun folklore, if you bury the umbilical cord (nom-bril) of a newborn under a rose bush the baby will become a musician. While this is not a custom I’m aware of taking place today, it does make you wonder. Louisiana does have its’ fair share of Cajun musicians. The early Cajun French music pioneers are legendary. When people today speak of late great Cajun musicians, the ones who came before, there is one accordion player extraordinaire that stands out.
Born 1907 in Duson, near Scott, both small towns outside of Lafayette, Louisiana, was Lawrence Walker. By the age of thirteen, Lawrence had begun his musical career. He played in a band with his father, Allen, a prominent fiddler, and brother, Elton, also a fiddler. It was the early 1920’s. Although music wasn’t his first profession, he became a rice farmer by trade, it was his first love. 1929 brought about their recording debut with Bluebird with tunes such as "La Breakdown la Louisianne" and "La Vie Malheureuse”. Walker continued to farm until after World War II. He traveled Louisiana and southern Texas playing with his band the Wandering Aces. The early 1950’s saw him in the recording studios yet again. He had quite a following.
Lawrence wrote his songs like the traditional Cajun songwriters, with an emphasis on personal meaning and experience. In short he wrote what he knew. He wrote only original songs, unlike other Cajun performers of his time. Case in point is his “Reno Waltz”.
Besides writing and singing his music, Lawrence played the accordion. Man, did he play. In the 1930’s Lawrence and his band traveled to the Texas Centennial in Dallas, Texas. They won first place in the contest there. Over the years there were many other contests where he was challenged by the various other accordion players. During these showdowns the crowds were usually the judges. Lawrence always won. He was known far and wide as “King of the Accordion Players” at that time. He was also quite well known for his great showmanship with his instrument. It is said that he could completely captivate his audience in a way few accordion players ever have. Lawrence Walker was inducted into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame in 1997 when it opened.
La Louisianne Records on Johnson Street in Lafayette was where the album “A Tribute to the Late Great Lawrence Walker” was produced by Carol J. Rachou. This album includes many of Lawrence’s best songs. He died of heart failure in 1968, but the music of his heart lives on. So maybe there is an umbilical cord under a rose bush somewhere in Duson.
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