Sonny Brogan
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Patrick Joseph "Sonny" Brogan (4 July 1906 – 1 January 1965) was an Irish accordion player from the 1930s to the 1960s, and was one of Ireland's most popular traditional musicians.[2][3][4] He was one of the earliest advocates of the two-row B/C button accordion in traditional music,[5][6] and popularised it the 1950s and 60s. He originally played on a single-keyed Hohner melodeon, and later the two-row Paolo Soprani (pictured) which he used until he died.[5][7] Sonny's Paolo Soprani was one of the rarest, the grey model, made in 1948, when the company still made them by hand. Offaly-born button box player Paddy O'Brien currently has Sonny's accordion.[8]
Sonny Brogan | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Patrick Joseph Brogan[1] |
Born | (1906-07-04)4 July 1906 |
Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 1 January 1965(1965-01-01) (aged 58) |
Genres | Irish traditional |
Instrument(s) | Hohner Single-row Melodeon, "Paolo Soprani" Double-row B/C Button Accordion |
Years active | 1930s–1964 |
Labels | HMV, EMI, RTÉ, Topic Records |