![]() ![]() Companies built up large chains of music studios and imported and distributed Italian accordions bearing their name. A number of mostly Italian virtuoso accordionists became popular in the 1930s, although the rise of Polish polka music (with accordions) also had influence in certain areas of the U.S.īut the real rage for accordions came in the mid-1950s with the early Post-War Baby Boom. Accordions began showing up in Sears catalogs in the 1920s and accordion orchestras for kids began appearing. The entertainment industry was one avenue open to many Italian immigrants, and by the early 20th Century there were a lot of Italian acts working the Vaudeville circuits, often playing to ethnic stereotypes. They were heavily associated with Italians, which is no surprise since the center of accordion-making then and to this day is focused on the area of Castelfidardo on the northeast central Italian coast. ![]() 1967 Galanti Grand Prix 3003 Electric GuitarĪccordions were actually pretty popular in the US from the 1920’s on, probably due to their popularity in Vaudeville acts. ![]()
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