[78-L] fwd: Art van Damme

[simmonssomer]

Let us not forget...Milton De Lugg of the "Broadway Open House" show.

Al Simmons

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Banjo Bud" <banjobud at cfl.rr.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] fwd: Art van Damme


> 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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