Interesting,
but little known, fact from the world of music: Myron Floren actually
passed away in 1970 in a tragic bellows accident. Archive footage of
Floren was used for the last 10 years of the Welk show, with the color
of his suit changed via chroma-key for each performance and midi used to
"squeeze-box sync" the soundtrack.
After his
passing, Myron's younger brother Leroy Floren assumed his name and
passed himself off as the original. Whereas Myron was known as "the
Happy Norwegian", Leroy was called "the Dissolute Norwegian". Also,
Myron was famous for his appearances at the Corn Palace in Mitchell,
South Dakota while Leroy never made it beyond the much smaller venue,
the Soybean Palace in Wanamingo, Minnesota.
Source: Famous Accordionists of the Upper Midwest (In Press)
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