Deceased Artiste Vic Mizzy
Raise a glass in memory of Vic Mizzy, the self-taught accordion player who wrote a lot of music in his 93 years but will be remembered by those of us weaned on the glass teat for two of them: this finger-snapping 1964 classic that I wish the Cramps had covered—
—(does John Astin rule or what?), and this one from two years later, from a show that I probably should be ashamed to admit that I always loved:
Wanna hear more? Check out Mizzy’s website. He may not have been another Raymond Scott or Esquivel, but I’ll bet they’re all hanging out at the same tiki bar in the sky.
Mizzy (center) with "Green Acres" stars Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor.
