Art van Damme

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  • jazz
  • accordion
  • easy listening
  • lounge
  • instrumental
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. In 1941 he joined Ben Bernie's band as an accordionist. He adapted Benny Goodman's music to the accordion. From 1945 to 1960 he worked for NBC, performing on The Dinah Shore Show, Tonight, The Dave Garroway Show and other radio and TV shows with Garroway. He recorded 130 episodes of the 15-minute The Art Van Damme Show for NBC Radio.

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Albums

Accordion a La Mode / A Perfect Match (2000)
Two Originals: Keep Going / Blue World (1995)
Keep Going/Blue World
Swinging the Accordion on Mps
The Art Van Damme Sound / Martini Time

Singles


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