Quick Links: July 18, 2007
- Denver Post: Accordion Player Aided 6 Presidents
Henry Kulbaski, a longtime Secret Service agent who played accordion at White House parties, passed away last month. (He once turned down LBJ’s request to play at his daughter’s wedding, saying he didn’t have time to master “The Yellow Rose of Texas.”)
- NPR: Gypsy Punk Group Gogol Bordello, Live
Hear Gogol Bordello live on NPR.org in a full concert webcast from Washington, D.C.’s 9:30 Club tonight. The show begins at approximately 10pm ET.
Posted July 18th, 2007 in Links · 2 Comments
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An accomplished accordion player who didn’t have time to master “The Yellow Rose of Texas.â€
Please……..
by Zevy Zions on July 19th, 2007
Yeah, that story sounded fishy to me. Maybe he was just sick of playing “Yellow Rose of Texas”… :-)
by Chris on July 19th, 2007