When did the accordion become unpopular?

[betplom]

I was watching the Lawrence Welk show on PBS Detroit tonight and one of the acts was playing the accordion.

That got me thinking, why did the accordion stop being popular?
It looks like a really fun instrument to play.

Back in the day I would imagine the broads would give it up quickly to a guy that could play the accordion.

Accordion players must have pulled alot of trim.
We all know how popular musicians are with the ladies.

I bet mudcat would have been a wicked accordion player.

 

[Razor]

I am pretty sure after the mass influx of Polish people ended to our country, the accordian era petered out to oblivion. Just a guess.

 

[betplom]

I am pretty sure after the mass influx of Polish people ended to our country, the accordian era petered out to oblivion. Just a guess.

Razor, you're Canadian too?

Cool.

 

[Matty]

It's always been a low-profile, background instrument. It's actually more popular worldwide since 2001, cause of Amelie.

plommer expand your horizons.

 

[BGS 9.5]

It lived and died with myrian floran you fokk.....

 

[roguejuror]

What? I listen to Vallenato every day, that's all accordion. 18 yr old Colombianas love this plommer, you gonna see down in Medellin.

youtube Silvestre Dangond or Peter Manjarres they hit it big last year

 

[Teela]

It was created in 1822. I'm going to say it went out of style in late 1822.

 

[roguejuror]

this is music from roguey's homeland plommer, no better music to get drunk to

huge hit ALL OVER latin american a couple years back, accordion is alive

this was a huge up and comer and died in a car accident, tragic

 

[pico]

steve urkle

 

[betplom]

this is music from roguey's homeland plommer, no better music to get drunk to

:cheersbuddy:

 

[Mudcat]

The accordian is in the same category as bagpipes for me. It is possible to make good stuff come out of it but almost no one ever does.

 

[Matty]

My whole family plays the accordion, you insensitive clods.

 

[roguejuror]

very popular in algeria too cause of the french influence

afrikaners love it also

 

[Matty]

Montmartre, May 2010. You can hear Mommy Rain start singing the tune towards the end.

In the train that links CDG airport to Paris. Same trip.

 

[roguejuror]

ooh I did hear mommy rain

 

[Matty]

Forgot to upload this during Mommy Rain's weekend in Toronto... accordionist playing at Union Station. Left him 2 bucks just to spite plommer.

 

[Archie]

we had a little crazy band in high school...... just for talent shows and fokken around.....

we were called argyle socks, and I think we only took melodies and tunes from real songs and changed the lyrics...

we had an accordian player. Matty Laverrde, he was a big jock. but he honestly knew how to play the accordian and he owned one (his dad did)....

he went on to be a QB recruit at Penn State but transferred to Mount Union and played middle LB. He won the MVP in the D-2 National Title game on espn in 2000 or 2001.

had lilke 15 tackles....






also we had the spoons, and a washboard, drums, and I played guiter and sang

we should have made a demo.

the spoons guy will be an espn sportscenter anchor in a few more years....

 

[Mudcat]

My whole family plays the accordion, you insensitive clods.

That's a good description. Insensitive clods.

Bunch of insensitive clods around this joint.