Advent of the piano accordion -- Squeezebox Bach : the classical accordion -- Squeezebox rock : rise and fall of the accordion in American popular culture -- Crossover accordionists : Frank Yankovic, Viola Turpeinen, and John Brugnoli -- New main squeeze : repositioning the accordion in the music industry -- Out of the closet : reimagining the accordion in American popular culture
Summary
Squeeze This! is the first history of the piano accordion and the first book-length study of the accordion as a uniquely American musical and cultural phenomenon
