One of those salesmen knocked on the front door of a Lynwood, Calif., home almost 50 years ago and gave the couple there his pitch: I’d like to teach your son to play the guitar, or maybe the piano ...

Gino Bagala has been taking accordion lessons for 18 months, and so far, none of his West Santa Rosa neighbors has called the cops. With about 200 songs in his songbook, he has spent just about every ...

As one of a handful of newcomers to the accordion, Alfonso Hall put the instrument on his lap Thursday and began tapping the buttons during his first lesson from the Conjunto Heritage Taller. Hall, 81 ...