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Art Van Damme (April 9, 1920 [1] – February 15, 2010) was an American jazz accordionist. [2] Van Damme toured Europe and was popular with jazz enthusiasts in Japan. [3] Van Damme was married, and had three children. After he retired to Roseville, California, he continued to perform almost to the end of his life.
Jul 12, 2016 · The hippest cat ever to swing an accordion, Art Van Damme dared go where no man had gone before: jazz accordion. He started taking accordion lessons at the age of nine, and moved on to classical studies after his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1934.
Feb 15, 2010 · American jazz accordionist who performed on The Dave Garroway Show and other NBC programs. Before Fame He started playing the accordion when he was nine years old and later joined Ben Bernie's Band.
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Jul 17, 2014 · By the time he was eighteen years old, he had a Swing band, with Art on accordion, along with a bassist and a guitarist. Art Van Damme had a vision that the accordion should be a major instrument in Jazz music, and made it his mission to try to accomplish it in his lifetime.
Art Van Damme was born on April 9th 1920 in Norway, Michigan, and brought up in Chicago. Art Van Damme took up the piano accordion in 1929 at the age of nine, and was classically trained before discovering jazz as a teenager - inspired by the recordings of Benny Goodman.
Art Van Damme was born April 9, 1920 in Norway, Michigan. He was raised in Chicago. He joined Ben Bernie’s group in 1941 as an accordionist. From 1945 to 1960, he worked at NBC performing on ‘The Dinah Shore Show, Tonight’ and ‘The Dave Garroway Show, among other radio and television shows.
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Feb 15, 2010 · Art Van Damme (born April 9, 1920 in Norway, Michigan – February 15, 2010) was a jazz accordionist. He began playing the accordion at age nine and started classical study when his family moved to Chicago in 1934.
