[78-L] fwd: Art van Damme

[David Lennick]

Did he ever try to teach Dagmar to play the accordion? Or was television not 
ready for that kind of thing yet?

dl

simmonssomer wrote:
> 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>
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> 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
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> 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
>>>