Myron Floren

Most famous as a regular performer and assistant conductor on The Lawrence Welk Show, Myron Floren was also one of polka's finest accordion players. Floren was born of Norwegian parentage on November 5, 1919, in Roslyn, SD; although some sources list nearby Webster instead, Floren's family actually lived on a farm in between the two towns, and Roslyn claims him as its own. Floren first heard the accordion at a neighbor's house party when he was seven years old, and quickly talked his father into buying him one of his own. He took several piano lessons, during which he learned ...