the Welk Resort in Branson, Missouri. He died of cancer in California on July 23, 2005, at age 85. Recognition Floren was among the first class of inductees into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame in 1984 and inducted into the International Polka Music Hall of Fame in 1990. In 1992 at a General Assembly in Trossingen, Germany, the Confédération internationale des accordéonistes awarded Myron Floren their Merit Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the international accordion movement. In July 1996, the American Accordionists' Association honored Floren for his achievements. Selected compositions Skating Waltz in Swing Swingin' in Vienna Kavallo's Kapers Windy River Dakota Polka Long Long Ago in Swing Minute Waltz in Swing Accordion Man Polka References Other sources Floren, Myron Accordion Man (Stephen Greene Pr; 1981) External links Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show Myron Floren at Notable Biographies Myron Floren fan site 1919 births 2005 deaths American accordionists Musicians from South Dakota Augustana University alumni American people of Norwegian descent Polka musicians Deaths from cancer in California Lawrence Welk People from Rolling Hills Estates, California People from Day County, South Dakota 20th-century accordionists