Jacobson, Marion S.

Squeeze this! a cultural history of the accordion in America / [electronic resource] : Marion Jacobson. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2012. - xi, 256 p., [20] p. of plates : ill. (some col.). - Folklore studies in a multicultural world .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Advent of the piano accordion -- Squeezebox Bach : the classical accordion -- Squeezebox rock : rise and fall of the accordion in American popular culture -- Crossover accordionists : Frank Yankovic, Viola Turpeinen, and John Brugnoli -- New main squeeze : repositioning the accordion in the music industry -- Out of the closet : reimagining the accordion in American popular culture.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780252093852 (electronic bk.)




Accordion--History.--United States
Accordionists--United States.


Electronic books.

ML1083 / .J33 2012

788.8/650973