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Originally Posted by Steve Carlton
Accordion came up not too long ago and someone posted "Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room (She Wore Red Dresses)" by Dwight Yoakam. Kinda blew me away (too bad the girl in the song suffered the same fate). I haven't heard an accordion sound more appropriate. Dwight credits Flaco Jiminez here. Banjos get made fun of as well, but in the right song, they're awesome. I'm not sure if I'll ever hear a good bagpipe song, though. Their best use might be limited to funerals...
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I've seen Flaco in concert and he's the "go to" squeezebox guy for lots of musicians. Mavericks, Dwight (also on Streets Of Bakersfield), Texas Tornados, and lots of stuff with Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers.