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Johnny Meijer & Dutch Swing College Band



Johnny Meijer (born 'Jan Cornelis Meijer' 1 October 1912 in Amsterdam; died 8 January 1992 in Amsterdam) was an accordionist who played classical, folk, and swing.
For a time he was known as a jazz accordionist and his 75th birthday was celebrated at the North Sea Jazz Festival. He was also the subject of a film. He is the grandfather of pop singer Eva Simons.[citation needed]
From the 1950s onwards Johnny Meijer frequently toured abroad and earned the title King of the Accordion.[citation needed] Although the accordion is often associated with folk music, Meyer was versatile enough to play jazz and classical music. Twice he was accordion world champion in 1953 and 1954.
Besides the popular songs he also played fast swing numbers, Romanian music and classical pieces and was widely recognized as a virtuoso jazz accordionist. In 1974 he recorded the Dutch Swing College Band Johnny Goes Dixie LP, which went gold.
He will be remembered primarily as a live performer of folk music in Amsterdam. He was typically seen during performances with a cigar in his mouth, and his accordion (which can be seen at the Gert Nijkamp Muziekhuis in Apeldoorn) shows several burn marks as a result of this. In the last years of his life, Johnny Meyer was rarely invited to play large performances, mainly in connection with his short temper and his drinking, and thus the King of the Accordion saw out his final days mostly in silence, occasionally playing at weddings and parties.
In an televised interview during the North Sea Jazz Festival 2015 Richard Galliano specifically named Johnny Meyer as a major influence on his work.

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Johnny Meijer (nacido 'Jan Cornelis Meijer' el 1 de octubre de 1912 en Amsterdam; fallecido el 8 de enero de 1992 en Amsterdam) era un acordeonista que tocaba música clásica, folk y swing.
Durante un tiempo se le conoció como acordeonista de jazz y su 75 cumpleaños se celebró en el Festival de Jazz del Mar del Norte. También fue el tema de una película. Es el abuelo de la cantante pop Eva Simons.
A partir de los años 50, Johnny Meijer realizó frecuentes giras por el extranjero y se ganó el título de Rey del Acordeón. Aunque el acordeón se asocia a menudo con la música folclórica, Meyer era lo suficientemente versátil como para tocar jazz y música clásica. Fue dos veces campeón mundial de acordeón en 1953 y 1954.
Además de las canciones populares, también tocaba números de swing rápido, música rumana y piezas clásicas y era reconocido como un virtuoso del acordeón de jazz. En 1974 grabó el LP del Dutch Swing College Band Johnny Goes Dixie, que se convirtió en oro.
Será recordado principalmente como un intérprete en vivo de música folclórica en Ámsterdam. Se le veía normalmente durante las actuaciones con un cigarro en la boca, y su acordeón (que se puede ver en el Gert Nijkamp Muziekhuis en Apeldoorn) muestra varias marcas de quemaduras como resultado de esto. En los últimos años de su vida, Johnny Meyer rara vez fue invitado a tocar en grandes actuaciones, principalmente en relación con su mal genio y su bebida, y así el Rey del Acordeón veía sus últimos días mayormente en silencio, tocando ocasionalmente en bodas y fiestas.
En una entrevista televisada durante el Festival de Jazz del Mar del Norte de 2015, Richard Galliano nombró específicamente a Johnny Meyer como una gran influencia en su trabajo.


1 Chicago
2 At a Georgia Camp Meeting
3 Out of Nowhere
4 Melancholy Baby
5 Johnny's Habits
6 Avalon
7 Deed I Do
8 Up a Lazy River
9 I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
10 Ain't Misbehavin'
11 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
12 If I Could Be With You
13 Indiana (Way Back Home in)

Personnel:
Peter Schilperoort - Leader Bob Kaper - Clar./Alt.&Tenorsax Dick Kaart -Trombone Bert de Kort - Cornet Jaap van Kempen - Guitar Henk Bosch van Drakestein - Bass Huub Janssen - Prüms

Recording date: 18 Sept. 1974
 
 
 
 
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