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 1-25 of 45 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | L 7021 | 1/23/1953 | Canadian capers-1 | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8080 | 12/28/1954 | Sunrise serenade-1 | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8081 | 12/28/1954 | Twilight time in Tennessee | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8082 | 12/28/1954 | There is no greater love | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8083 | 12/28/1954 | You call it madness | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8084 | 12/30/1954 | My song | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8085 | 12/30/1954 | [Unknown title(s)] | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8086 | 12/30/1954 | Moonlight cocktail-1 | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 8087 | 12/30/1954 | Autumn nocturne | Lawrence Welk and his Champagne Music | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10606 | 11/13/1957 | The queen's dance | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10607 | 11/13/1957 | Come dance with me | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10608 | 11/13/1957 | Soft shoe schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10609 | 11/13/1957 | The royal one-step | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10651 | 12/5/1957 | Blue skirt waltz | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10652 | 12/5/1957 | Clarinet polka | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10653 | 12/5/1957 | Accordion polka | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10654 | 12/5/1957 | Dancin' the devil away | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10664 | 12/13/1957 | Saturday night waltz | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10665 | 12/13/1957 | Put your little foot right out | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10666 | 12/13/1957 | La raspa | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 10667 | 12/13/1957 | Dancer's hornpipe | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11603 | 7/14/1959 | Ball in Karlstad | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11604 | 7/14/1959 | Johnny Oslo schottische | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11605 | 7/14/1959 | Baruska | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion | |||
Decca | L 11606 | 7/14/1959 | Cuckoo waltz | Myron Floren | instrumentalist, accordion |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Floren, Myron," accessed November 10, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108003.
Floren, Myron. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/108003.
"Floren, Myron." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 November 2024.
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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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