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27-Jul-2018
by Rob Howard
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 Gordon Glenn, for several decades one of Britain’s finest full-time professional accordionists, passed away in Preston, Lancashire, from leukemia on June 8th at the age of 91. His career began in the early 1950s, and he was at that time closely associated with Adrian Dante and the British Association of Accordionists. Gordon was a contemporary and friend of the likes of the 1953 CMA Trophee Mondial winner James Reavey, Gerald Crossman, George Scott-Wood, Francis Wright, Albert Delroy, and the famous piano duo Rawicz & Landauer, with whom he worked many times. He was a veteran of variety theatres, cabaret clubs and cruise liners, and also appeared at many accordion clubs and festivals. Gordon was an advocate of the acoustic, stradella bass piano accordion, and his preferred instrument makes were Settimio Soprani, Sonola, and Bugari. He was mainly a solo musician whose only gimmick was his talent, and his expressive, smooth and silky style together with his wide repertoire of standards, light classics and accordion specialities made him popular wherever he appeared. Gordon’s music took him to many countries over the years, and especially memorable highlights of his travels include visiting the Pyramids in Egypt, Field Marshall Rommel’s HQ in Tunisia, and the huge war graves cemeteries in North Africa – the latter making a lasting impression on him. Apart from music, Gordon also worked as a TV ‘extra’, appearing in all kinds of programmes, such as Channel 4’s ‘Brookside’ where he was a jury member during the ‘Jordache trial’ episodes. Most notably, he appeared in the first episode of the BBC comedy series ‘Dinner Ladies’, in a speaking role as Victoria Wood’s grandfather, and also playing the accordion. Discography: ‘Moments of Musical Reflections’ (1995) |