How did Weird Al Yankovic become so good on the accordion?

wiki Al's first accordion lesson, which sparked his career in music, was on the day before his sixth birthday. read more

Yankovic claims the reason his parents chose accordion over guitar was "they figured there should be at least one more accordion-playing Yankovic in the world", referring to Frankie Yankovic, to whom he is not related. read more

Titled "Weird Al" Yankovic Live!, the concert was recorded at the Marin County Civic Center in San Rafael, California, on October 2, 1999. For legal reasons, video clips (apart from those for Yankovic's own music videos) could not be shown for the home release, and unreleased parodies were removed from the parody medley for the performance. read more

REVIEW: Weird Al Yankovic's "Ill-Advised Vanity Tour," opener Emo Philips, at Vic Theatre in Chicago. For his fans, "Weird Al" does a few parodies and goes deep into the B-sides. read more