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The Music Man of Washington
Accordionist Mervin Conn served as the official music man of the Washington Senator's team from 1964 to 1969. He composed this song during his first season. Conn came with his accordion to the "opening day" of the Library's 1991 exhibition Take Me Out to the Ball Game: A Celebration of Baseball in Song. He played his Senators song, as well as his own arrangement of "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." One observer noted that there was "absolute happiness on that man's face" as he played at the Library of Congress. |