Posts Tagged ‘death’

Digital Mausoleum for Deceased Accordionists

Accordions Worldwide (accordions.com) offers Accordion Memorials, an online place to post memorials for the greats of accordion around the world. As they say:

Accordionist Deaths: Art Van Damme – Father of Jazz Accordion

Famous for his masterful block chords and vibraphone arrangements, in addition to ridiculous dexterity. No relation to Jean-Claude Van Damme.
VAN DAMME, Art
Art passed away at age 89 on February 15, 2010, in Roseville, Calif. Born in Norway, Mich., Art had been a resident of Roseville for 12 years. Art was a pioneer in the use of the accordion as a jazz instrument, and as a prominent jazz accordionist,

Accordionist Death

From the Jackson Citizen Patriot January 27th, 2010. Daniel Sitko spent much of his life with an accordion in his hands. An avid musician, Sitko spent some of his childhood evenings sitting on his family’s front porch playing the instrument, friends said. “He found music comforting,” said his wife, Mary Sitko. Sitko, a longtime memberRead more..