My Dad, Harold Jones,
playing accordion and
keyboard. I wrote about this
in a stream earlier and always
called the keyboard a chordovox
[sic], but I don't see a name on
it so I don't know for sure.
I do remember how heavy it was,
and that it had to be plugged in
to turn on the power. At our
house this cumbersome piece of
equipment was always in front of
the wall plug and had to be pushed
and coaxed to move it out enough
to get the cord in. One time
I got zapped ... but I was trying
to plug in the portable record
player ... I was disenchanted with
the keyboard because you could
only play with one hand!
(Not that I could actually play
anything with one hand let alone
two!) I did play "Oh
Canada"! The record player
was well used.
Claire Guenther
As
posted on the MANITOBA MUSIC
MUSEUM FACEBOOK PAGE, January
3, 2012
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My dad, Harold Jones, in 1951. He
learned to play when he was 14 and had 52
years of fun as a Manitoba Musician.
He was out every weekend, Fri and Sat. in
Winnipeg and throughout the province ...
paid gig or volunteering ... and he loved
to perform. I think it's fitting to
have him included in the MMM.
Some of the ones that dad played with over
the years was Alex Cruikshans, Warren
Swan, Dust Despins, Al McDiarmid, Jim
Appleyard, Mike, Ed Huchuk, Smokie, Del
Genthon, Art Conway.
Claire Guenther
As
posted on the MANITOBA MUSIC MUSEUM
FACEBOOK PAGE, November 24, 2011
All photos courtesy of
Claire Guenther
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