Myron Floren
Myron Floren (November 5, 1919 – July 23, 2005) was an American musician best known as the accordionist on The Lawrence Welk Show between 1950 and 1980. Floren came to prominence primarily from his regular appearances on the weekly television series in which Lawrence Welk dubbed him as "the happy Norwegian," which was also attributed to Peter Friello. Floren was highly regarded by Lawrence Welk, who was an accomplished accordion player in his own right. Floren functioned as Welk's principal assistant and second-in-command. In Floren's autobiography Accordion Man, written with his daughter Randee Floren, he recalled handling road manager duties when the band traveled, including hotel arrangements and other logistics. Prior to his death, he hosted some of the repeats of The Lawrence Welk Show on PBS. |
Birth and Death Data: Born November 5, 1919 (Roslyn), Died July 23, 2005 (Rolling Hills Estates)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1953 - 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion
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Recordings (Results 26-45 of 45 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 11607 | 7/14/1959 | Life in the Finnish woods | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11608 | 7/14/1959 | Petticoat polka | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11609 | 7/17/1959 | Dad's waltz | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11610 | 7/17/1959 | O Susanna | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11611 | 7/17/1959 | On the accordion | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11612 | 7/17/1959 | Over the waves waltz | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11613 | 7/17/1959 | Holzauction schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11614 | 7/17/1959 | The happy yodeler polka | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11650 | 7/27/1959 | German medley: Hi lee hi lo ; Ach du lieber Augustine ; Zu Lauterbach ; Du du liegst mir im herzen | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11651 | 7/27/1959 | Memories from Uppsala | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11652 | 7/27/1959 | Country dance | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11653 | 7/27/1959 | Midnight sun schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11654 | 7/27/1959 | Penguin polka | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11676 | 8/3/1959 | Casey's old time waltz | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11677 | 8/3/1959 | Hoop skirt schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11678 | 8/3/1959 | Mountain belle schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11679 | 8/3/1959 | Northwind | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11680 | 8/3/1959 | Henry Ford schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11681 | 8/3/1959 | Accordion schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11682 | 8/3/1959 | Village tavern polka | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Floren, Myron," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108003.
Floren, Myron. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/108003.
"Floren, Myron." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Floren, Myron - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80063043
Wikidata: Myron Floren - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6948435
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/87308003
MusicBrainz: Myron Floren - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/170037c0-8f02-4061-8895-971d48dcdd2c
ISNI: 0000 0001 0922 2871 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000109222871
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