The Viking Accordion Band
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The Viking Accordion Band, based in Albert Lea, Minnesota, was founded in 1931 by Leighton "Skipper" Berg. Starting as a trio, the band grew to be a septet by 1933 and an octet by 1938. Despite the promotional images that display the band standing behind four accordions, the lineup never included more than one accordion, always played by co-leader Roy Simonson (except on the last Decca session in 1941). Apart from this, the personnel included one or two clarinets (sometimes replaced by a saxophone), piano, banjo (played by Berg), tuba, and drums or celesta. Many band members were Scandinavian Americans, but their repertoire comprised not only Scandinavian, but also Czech, German, or Polish titles. For more than 20 years, the band regularly played on WOI, WKBH, KGLO, and other radio stations in Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. In December 1933, the band recorded 4 titles for Gennett in Richmond, Indiana, that appeared on Gennett's Champion (5) label but only after this label had been acquired by Decca (1935-1936). One of these releases was reissued in 1941 on Decca 5927, as part of Decca's Country series. In November 1941, the band recorded another half dozen titles for Decca itself. Most of the band's recordings, however, were made between October 1934 and October 1936 for the American Record Corporation (ARC). They were released on ARC labels such as Banner, Conqueror, Melotone, Perfect (3), Romeo, and Vocalion (2). After 1940, when CBS had acquired ARC, it reissued some of the Vocalion (2) releases on the revived Okeh label.
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The Viking Accordion Band
10", 78 RPM
The Viking Accordion Band
10", 78 RPM
The Viking Accordion Band
10", 78 RPM
The Viking Accordion Band
10", 78 RPM
The Viking Accordion Band
10", 78 RPM
The Viking Accordion Band
10", 78 RPM
The Viking Accordion Band
10", 78 RPM