Accordionists gather in Memphis to celebrate the instrument 'that can do it all'

Published July 16, 2009 at 10:08 p.m.
It may seem strange that the American Accordionists Association has chosen Memphis for its annual convention this year. Memphis isn't known for its accordion virtuosi. Come to think of it, has the accordion ever made headway into rock and roll? Well, yes. Even Elvis played one. At noon Friday, 100 or so accordion players will make the pilgrimage to Graceland bearing squeezeboxes. They plan a mass accordion choir of "Love Me Tender" and "Blue Serenade."


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