‘14年前’ – 二战中的手风琴家by Rob Howard |
二战期间,同盟国和轴心国的许多士兵,海军和飞行员都经常在冲突地区的各种场所表演手风琴. 环球手风琴新闻曾于1998年10月23日报道了一个关于手风琴家 Arthur Oldfield的真实故事, 1940年他带着他的手风琴在Dunkirk被营救出来. ENEMY AIRCRAFT ATTACKS ACCORDIONIST - ENGLAND The Nottingham Evening Post included an article recently about "Arthur and the Songsters". 80 year old accordionist Arthur Oldfield has entertained for over 65 years and has some interesting tales to tell about his younger days. As a soldier he was stranded on the beach at Dunkirk as bullets rained down from enemy aircraft. Arthur was faced with a tricky decision - Should he leave his prized accordion behind or attempt to take it with him? Arthur survived the ordeal but his accordion wasn't so lucky! After returning to safety, he bought another accordion to entertain the troops at air bases and army barracks all over the country. He has performed with Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Reginald Dixon, George 'I'm proper poorly' Williams, Neville King and the legendary Gracie Fields in 1941. |