Accordionist Tom Torriglia of San Francisco has declared June to be "International Accordion Awareness Month." He joins New Hampshire accordionist Gary Sredzienski in trying to explain why they love ...

When I was a little girl, I used to watch a TV show with my grandparents. The women on the show were all dressed in sorbet-colored chiffon dresses. The men wore matching tuxedos. Grandma would sing ...

What do you get when you put 14 accordionists in one room? No, this isn't just another joke poking fun at the accordion. What you get is the 14-piece Main Squeeze Orchestra, an all-female, ...

Weird Al Yankovic, also known as Alfred Matthew Yankovic, was born in Downey, California on October 23, 1959. His father always said to make a living doing whatever made him happy, so when he ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mar. 19—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — When Jacob Czerak was a child, he was fascinated by the accordion his grandfather played. It's a musical ...

Judy Tenuta, the quirky comedian known for playing the accordion and for her colorful characters, died Thursday at her home in Studio City, California, of ovarian cancer, according to her publicist.

FULLERTON – Its not every day a musical group gets to play the White House, but the Martin Music Center Accordion Orchestra will do just that this month. The 17-member group, made up of 13 accordion ...

Daniel Weber learned to play a musical instrument when he was growing up, but he lost interest in it as an adult. After all, it was a big and bulky accordion that was attached to leather straps that ...

The draft for opening night at the Festival International in Lafayette, La., last month was an easy choice. Hugging his piano accordion, Geno Delafose was escorted onto the stage by local college ...