[78-L] fwd: Art van Damme

[Banjo Bud]

He was a helluva good jazz accordianist, but I always preferred Charlie 
Magnante.

Bud

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From: "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 10:25 AM
To: "78L" <78-L at 78online.com>
Subject: [78-L] fwd: Art van Damme

> Art Van Damme, R.I.P.
>
> Art Van Damme, a former Northridge resident known as the father of jazz
> accordion, has died. He was 89.
>
> The quintet leader known internationally for his swinging jazz accordion 
> died
> Monday at a skilled nursing facility near his home in Roseville, a suburb 
> of
> Sacramento.
>
> Van Damme, who cut nearly 50 jazz records, made as many world concert 
> tours and
> appeared on numerous NBC radio and TV shows, died before his 90th birthday
> concert bash.
>
> Arthur Raymond Van Damme was born April 9, 1920, in Norway, Mich. During 
> the
> 1930s, he studied classical accordion in Chicago before styling himself 
> after
> "King of Swing" Benny Goodman.
>
> Known for his melodic jazz improvisation, Van Damme taught himself to 
> swing his
> 26-pound Excelsior as lightly as Goodman's clarinet, with nuanced bellows
> accents and a sliding five-finger chord style.
>
> His Art Van Damme Quintet recorded 130 episodes of the "Art Van Damme 
> Show" for
> NBC radio before performing on "Tonight" and other TV variety shows.
>
> More at:
> http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_14422445?source=rss
>
>
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