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This is a list of articles describing popular music acts that incorporate the accordion. The accordion appeared in popular music from the 1900s-1960s. This half century is often called the "Golden Age of the Accordion." Three players: Pietro Frosini, and the two brothers Count Guido Deiro and Pietro Deiro were major influences at this time.
Band or musician | Accordionist | Style |
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Abnoey Park | "Captain" Robert Brown | Steampunk |
Arcade Fire | Régine Chassagne Richard Reed Parry [1] | Indie rock |
The Band | Garth Hudson | Americana |
Barenaked Ladies | Kevin Hearn | Alternative rock |
The Beach Boys | Various session musicians [2] [3] | Rock |
Beirut | Perrin Cloutier | Combines elements of Eastern European and folk sounds |
Brave Combo | Carl Finch | polka/rock/worldbeat band, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also some Latin American and Caribbean styles [4] [5] |
Calexico | Martin Wenk | Rock |
Counting Crows | Charlie Gillingham | Rock |
Silvestre Dangond | Juancho De la Espriella | Vallenato, Modern and very popular Colombian music |
The Decemberists | Jenny Conlee | Folk rock |
Detektivbyrån | Anders Flanders | Combination of electronica and folk. |
DeVotchKa | Tom Hagerman | Indie rock |
Alan Doyle | Todd Lumley | Folk/Country/Rock |
The Dreadnoughts | Leroy "Slow Ride" McBride | Folk punk, polka punk, celtic punk |
The Dropkick Murphys | Tim Brennan | Celtic punk |
Dubioza Kolektiv | Brano Jakubović | Bosnian dub-rock |
Elaiza | Yvonne Grünwald | Folk, indie rock, alternative rock |
The E Street Band | Danny Federici [6] Roy Bittan Charles Giordano | Rock |
The Felice Brothers | James Felice | Folk/country rock |
Finsterforst | Johannes Joseph | Folk metal, Viking metal |
Flogging Molly | Matt Hensley | Celtic punk |
Folkearth | Polydeykis (Zion) | Viking metal, folk metal, black metal |
Jason Freese | Self | Alternative rock, pop punk, punk rock, garage punk |
Gogol Bordello | Yuri Lemeshev [7] | Gypsy punk, folk punk |
Great Big Sea | Bob Hallett | Traditional Newfoundland folk and rock |
Haydamaky | Ivan Leno | Ukrainian folk punk |
The Hooters | Rob Hyman | Rock |
Bruce Hornsby | Bruce Hornsby | Rock. Played accordion at various Grateful Dead concerts. |
Huntza | Josune Arakistain Salas | Basque folk punk |
Jump, Little Children | Matthew Bivins | Combines Irish influences with an alternative rock sound |
Kalevala | Alexander Oleynikov | Folk metal |
Katzenjammer | Anne Marit Bergheim | Pop, folk rock |
Mark Knopfler | Phil Cunningham Jim Cox Iain Lothian | Blues Rock, Roots Rock, Celtic Rock, Folk Rock. Accordion included on most solo albums (since 1996), plus various collaboration and soundtrack projects. |
Kongos | Johnny Kongos | Alternative rock |
Korpiklaani | Juho Kauppinen | Folk metal |
Lemon Demon | Neil Cicierega | Indie rock |
Leshak | Игорь "Hurry" Ангиоз | Folk metal, death metal |
Los Colorados | Unknown | World rock |
Los Lobos | David Hidalgo | Rock and roll, Tex-Mex, country, zydeco, folk, R&B, blues |
Lucero | Rick Steff | Alternative country, Punk rock, Alternative rock, Heartland rock, Memphis soul, Blues rock |
Mägo de Oz | Sergio Cisneros | Folk metal, folk rock |
Madvillain | Madlib | Hip hop |
The Mahones | Katie McConnell (Katie Kaboom) | Irish folk, Punk rock, Rock |
John Mellencamp | Unknown | Rock. Has included the accordion in most of his music since The Lonesome Jubilee . |
MewithoutYou | Aaron Weiss | Alternative rock |
Mekons | Eric Bellis aka Rico Bell | Alternative rock |
Molotov Jukebox | Natalia Tena | Gypstep |
Moonsorrow | Henri Sorvali | Folk metal |
Motion Trio | (Accordion Trio) | Collaborations with other artists (such as Bobby McFerrin and Michał Urbaniak) |
My Superhero | Mike Berault | Ska punk |
Neutral Milk Hotel | Julian Koster | Indie rock |
Maria Ney | Self | Weimar German cabaret performer |
NOFX | Eric Melvin | Punk rock |
Oingo Boingo | Steve Bartek, John Avila, Doug Lacy | New wave, dance-rock, ska, alternative rock |
The Pogues | James Fearnley | Irish punk, pub music |
The Radioactive Chicken Heads | Punky Rooster | Punk rock, comedy rock |
Random Encounter | Careless | Alternative rock, indie rock |
Rotfront | Unknown | Dub, ska, world music |
Scythian | Danylo Fedoryka | Folk, Celtic, Celtic rock, folk rock, Americana |
Czeslaw Spiewa | Czeslaw Mozil, Martin Bennebo | Combines elements of Eastern European and folk with pop and alternative rock |
Sound Horizon | Revo | Combination of many genres, ranging from heavy metal to classical |
Steam Powered Giraffe | Isabella "Bunny" Bennett | Steampunk, folk rock, vaudeville |
Stolen Babies | Dominique Lenore Persi | Experimental rock, avant-garde metal |
Styx | Dennis DeYoung | Hard rock, progressive rock |
Svartsot | Hans-Jørgen Martinus Hansen | Folk metal, Viking metal |
Tesco Value | Czeslaw Mozil, Martin Bennebo | Folk, pop, rock |
That Handsome Devil | Jeremy Page and Andy Bauer | Alternative rock, alternative hip hop |
They Might Be Giants | John Linnell [8] | Alternative rock |
Those Darn Accordions | Various, currently Paul Rogers and Suzanne Garramone | Accordion-based rock/pop/comedy band |
Yann Tiersen | Self | French, avant-garde |
Tiger Lillies | Martyn Jacques | Brechtian and modern cabaret |
Tosca Tango Orchestra | Glover Gil | Nuevo tango, classical music |
Turisas | Janne Mäkinen, Netta Skog | Folk metal, Viking metal |
Twenty One Pilots | Tyler Joseph | Alternative rock, indie pop |
The Twilight Sad | Andy MacFarlane | Scottish folk rock, indie rock |
Varang Nord | Jeļena Kaļniša | Folk metal, Viking metal |
Vitas | Vitas (studio), unknown (live) | Eclectic Russian pop |
Julieta Venegas | Self | Latin pop |
Vopli Vidopliassova | Oleh Skrypka | Ukrainian folk punk, folk rock |
Tom Waits | William Schimmel, David Hidalgo | Jazz, rock, blues, folk, experimental rock |
Jason Webley | Self | Combination of traditional music, Romani music, punk rock |
Weddings Parties Anything | Mark Wallace | Folk rock |
Windir | Valfar | Folk metal, Viking metal, black metal |
Wintergatan | Martin Molin | Folktronica |
The World/Inferno Friendship Society | Franz Nicolay [9] | Cabaret punk |
"Weird Al" Yankovic | Self | Comedy music, parody music |
The Zydepunks | Juan Küffner | folk punk |
Accordions are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free reed aerophone type. The essential characteristic of the accordion is to combine in one instrument a melody section, also called the diskant, usually on the right-hand keyboard, with an accompaniment or Basso continuo functionality on the left-hand. The musician normally plays the melody on buttons or keys on the right-hand side, and the accompaniment on bass or pre-set chord buttons on the left-hand side. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist.
Brave Combo is a polka fusion band based in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1979 by guitarist/keyboardist/accordionist Carl Finch, they have been a prominent fixture in the Texas music scene for more than thirty-five years. Their music, both originals and covers, incorporates a number of dance styles, mostly polka, but also some Latin American and Caribbean styles like norteño, salsa, rumba, cha-cha-cha, choro, samba, two-step, cumbia, charanga, merengue, ska, etc, all performed with a rock/worldbeat energy.
Otep is an American nu metal band. The band was formed in November 2000 in Los Angeles by frontwoman Otep Shamaya. The band is noted for their style of "art-house nu metal", and their strong political stances. Throughout the course of several lineup changes over the years, Shamaya has remained the only constant member in the band.
"God Only Knows" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a baroque-style love song distinguished for its harmonic innovation and complexity, unusual instrumentation, and subversion of typical popular music conventions, both lyrically and musically. It is often praised as one of the greatest songs of all time and as the Beach Boys' finest record.
A piano accordion is an accordion equipped with a right-hand keyboard similar to a piano or organ. Its acoustic mechanism is more that of an organ than a piano, as they are both aerophones, but the term "piano accordion"—coined by Guido Deiro in 1910—has remained the popular name. It may be equipped with any of the available systems for the left-hand manual.
"Girls & Boys" is a song by English rock band Blur, released in March 1994 by Food Records as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Parklife (1994). The frontman of Blur, Damon Albarn wrote the song's lyrics with bandmembers Graham Coxon, Alex James and Dave Rowntree, while Stephen Street produced it.
John Serry Sr. was an American concert accordionist, arranger, composer, organist, and educator. He performed on the CBS Radio and Television networks and contributed to Voice of America's cultural diplomacy initiatives during the Golden Age of Radio. He also concertized on the accordion as a member of several orchestras and jazz ensembles for nearly forty years between the 1930s and 1960s.
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love, it is distinguished for its sophisticated Wall of Sound-style arrangement and refined vocal performances, and is regarded among the band's finest songs. With its juxtaposition of joyous-sounding music and melancholic lyrics, it is considered a formative work of power pop, and with respect to musical innovation, progressive pop.
"Go West" is a song by American disco group Village People, released in June 1979 by Casablanca Records as the second single from their fourth studio album of the same name (1979). The song was written by Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo and lead singer Victor Willis, while Morali produced it. It was successful in the disco scene during the late 1970s and a top-20 hit in Belgium, Ireland and the UK. "Go West" found further success when it was covered in 1993 by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys.
"The Logical Song" is a song by English rock group Supertramp that was released as the lead single from their album Breakfast in America in March 1979. It was written primarily by the band's Roger Hodgson, who based the lyrics on his experiences being sent away to boarding school for ten years. The song became Supertramp's biggest hit, rising to No. 7 in the United Kingdom and No. 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 2001, a cover version by the band Scooter returned the song to the top 10 in several European countries.
Count Guido Pietro Deiro was a famous vaudeville star, international recording artist, composer and teacher. He was the first piano-accordionist to appear on big-time vaudeville, records, radio and the screen. he usually performed under the stage-name "Deiro". Guido and his younger brother Pietro Deiro were among the highest-paid musicians on the vaudeville circuit, and they both did much to introduce and popularize the piano accordion in the early 20th century.
Henry Doktorski III is an American accordionist, organist and author.
Pietro Deiro was one of the most influential accordionists of the first half of the 20th century.
Pietro Frosini professionally known mononymously as Frosini, was an Italian vaudevillian performer and composer, who was based in the United States, we was one of the first famous "stars of the accordion."
"Absolutely Fabulous" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released by Parlophone and Spaghetti Records as a single for 1994's Comic Relief under the artist name "Absolutely Fabulous"; it is based on the BBC sitcom of the same name created by Jennifer Saunders and features sound bites taken from the first series of the show. The single peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart and number seven on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. It was more successful in Oceania, debuting and peaking at number two in both Australia and New Zealand; in the former country, it is the band's highest-charting single, and in both, it was their last top-10 entry.
"I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys from their seventh studio album, Nightlife (1999). Released on 19 July 1999 as the album's lead single, it peaked at number 15 on the UK Singles Chart, number two on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart, and number 66 on the US Hot Singles Sales chart.
The accordion is in a wide variety of musical genres, mainly in traditional and popular music. In some regions, such as in Europe and North America, it has become mainly restricted to traditional, folk and ethnic music. Nonetheless, the button accordion (melodeon) and the piano accordion are widely taught and played in Ireland, and have remained a steady fixture within Irish traditional music, both in Ireland and abroad, particularly in the United States and Great Britain. Numerous virtuoso Irish accordion players have recorded many albums over the past century or so; the earliest Irish music records were made in the 1920s, in New York City, by fiddler and Sligo immigrant Michael Coleman, widely considered to have paved the way for other traditional musicians to record themselves. Accordions are also played within other Celtic styles, as well as in English traditional music, American traditional music, polka, Galician folk music, and Eastern European folk music.
"I'm Not Scared" is a song by British pop band Eighth Wonder, released in February 1988 by CBS as the first single from their debut album, Fearless (1988). The song achieved success in France, Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and West Germany, where it was a top-10 hit. Written by the Pet Shop Boys, the original version contains several words in French. "J'ai pas peur" is the French adaptation of "I'm Not Scared" and is included as the B-side to the 7-inch and 12-inch singles. The 12-inch "disco mix" combines the two versions into one long mix. Pet Shop Boys also released their own version of the song, with Neil Tennant vocals, on the album Introspective.
"Must Be Santa" is a Christmas song written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredericks and first released in November 1960 by Mitch Miller on Columbia 41814. A cover version by Tommy Steele reached Number 40 on the UK Singles Chart a year later. Another cover, by Joan Regan made number 42 a week later.
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