Jacobson, Marion S. <br/><br/>
Squeeze this!  a cultural history of the accordion in America / 
Marion Jacobson. 
 - Urbana :  University of Illinois Press,  (c)2012. 
 - 1 online resource (xi, 256 pages, 20. pages of plates) :  illustrations (some color). 
 - Folklore studies in a multicultural world .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> Squeeze This! is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780252093852 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Accordion--History.--United States<br/>Accordionists--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>ML1083  / .S684 2012