The Gospel Accordion to John & Paul: A Travelling Musician at 7, The Beatles Flipt My Script

After "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired on February 9, 1964, the 8-year-old me asked defiantly, "Mommy, none of The Beatles are playing accordion! Do I have to keep playing it?"

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LAWRENCE WELK AND HIS CHAMPAGNE MUSIC - 1955 on Make a GIF

For some reason, Mom was enamored with Myron Floren, the accordion-playing bandleader on the ABC-TV US variety show, The Lawrence Welk Show (which ran on the network from 1955-my birth year-through 1…

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The Gospel Accordion to John & Paul: A Travelling Musician at 7, The Beatles Flipt My Script

After "The Ed Sullivan Show" aired on February 9, 1964, the 8-year-old me asked defiantly, "Mommy, none of The Beatles are playing accordion! Do I have to keep playing it?"

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