Emile Vacher
Émile Vacher (May 7, 1883 - April 8, 1969) was a French accordionist associated with, and often deemed the creator of, the bal-musette genre. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 7, 1883 (Tours (city and commune in Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France)), Died April 8, 1969 (Paris (capital city and largest city of France) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odeon | WKi2584 | 10-in. | 1929 | La plus belle | Emile Vacher | Accordion trio | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Odeon | WKi2670 | 10-in. | 1929 | Les vaches et les cochous | Emile Vacher | Accordion trio | instrumentalist, accordion | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WL2605 | 10-in. | 12/1/1930 | Pistonnade | Maurice Alexander ; Maurice Alexander ; Orchestre de Danse Alexander | Accordion solo, with orchestra | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Vacher, Emile," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359830.
Vacher, Emile. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/359830.
"Vacher, Emile." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Vacher, Emile - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2006011630
Wikidata: Émile Vacher - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3588776
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/61738034
MusicBrainz: Émile Vacher - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fd7cef6b-5faf-471c-890f-dd403829acc6
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