John Kimmel (accordionist)
John Kimmel (13 December 1866 - 18 September 1942[1][2]) was a German-American musician known for playing Irish, Scottish, and American music on the 1-row diatonic accordion (or melodeon).[3][4] Though not Irish-American, but rather German-American (born in Brooklyn to German immigrants Margaretha Schmidt and John Kimmel) Kimmel's playing had an enduring effect on the playing of the Irish accordion.[5]
Kimmel's career stretched roughly from 1904-1920,[6] largely in New York City.[citation needed] His earliest recordings, done on Edison Wax Cylinder was around 1906.[7] Kimmel's works often appeared under the name Kimmble,[8] and he was known to bill himself as the Irish Dutchman (see Deutsch).[9]
Discography
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- Irish Boy March (Victor Records 1907)
- Medley of Irish Jigs (Emerson Records 1919)[10]
- Medley of Irish Reels (Emerson Records 1919)[11]
- John Kimmel - Virtuoso of the Irish Accordion (Smithsonian Institute Folkways Records, 1980)
References
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=H4o4AQAAIAAJ&q=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2qlxUfvsEayt0AGy14HAAw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwATge
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=pRcJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FqlxUbe0K4uD0QH1yIGwBA&ved=0CDsQ6AEwAzgU
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=1-thWE5XRmsC&pg=PA248&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P6ZxUfacGPCA0AGbpIDgAQ&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22john%20kimmel%22%20accordion&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=wJOT1Gg_o6UC&pg=PA68&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DKhxUaC8MLGp0AHltIDIBA&ved=0CDQQ6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=%22john%20kimmel%22%20&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=g3kJAQAAMAAJ&q=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=P6ZxUfacGPCA0AGbpIDgAQ&ved=0CF4Q6AEwCQ
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=SrFZAAAAYAAJ&q=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FqlxUbe0K4uD0QH1yIGwBA&ved=0CEsQ6AEwBzgU
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=Lvj0AAAAMAAJ&q=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=FqlxUbe0K4uD0QH1yIGwBA&ved=0CFUQ6AEwCTgU
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=H4o4AQAAIAAJ&q=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=2qlxUfvsEayt0AGy14HAAw&ved=0CDIQ6AEwATge
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?ei=2qlxUfvsEayt0AGy14HAAw&id=wz4UAQAAIAAJ&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&q=%22john+kimmel%22+#search_anchor
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lptQAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA16-PA36&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DKhxUaC8MLGp0AHltIDIBA&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22john%20kimmel%22%20accordion&f=false
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lptQAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA16-PA36&dq=%22john+kimmel%22+accordion&hl=en&sa=X&ei=DKhxUaC8MLGp0AHltIDIBA&ved=0CEUQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22john%20kimmel%22%20accordion&f=false
See also
External links
- Discography at HonkingDuck.com