Maurice Larcange (Accordeon)
51 Av. du Général Michel Bizot, 75012 Paris, France

In the post war years, accordionist Maurice Larcange found fame in Germany with a string of popular musette style releases on the Polydor label. Cashing-in on the quintessential Parisian musette style that was so beloved around the world, he released over 100 records, and composed many more, including La marche des footballeurs ( with André Verchuren), Génération musette, Pistonette, C’est bon le madison, Paris musique, Paris musette, La grande Valse, Capricieuse, Look Musette, etc. He won the Grand Prix du Disque from the Académie Charles Cros in 1969, and played a significant role in the revival of musette music in France for the rest of his life.