Will Starr

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Will Starr was a Scottish accordionist. He was born in the mining village of Croy in Central Scotland. At the age of two, Will attempted to play his first tune, "Poor Old Joe", on a melodeon belonging to his father, Joseph. His family recognised the musical potential in young William and encouraged him to continue playing the melodeon. Later he progressed from the melodeon to the chromatic button accordion which he played for the remainder of his life. At the age of thirteen, while making a solo guest appearance at a County Dinner in the Grand Hotel in Glasgow, Will was introduced by Sir Ian Colquhoun to Jock Kilpatrick, the manager of the Pavilion Theatre. Jock invited him to join the cast as a solo performer, and after being granted permission to leave school early, Will began his professional stage career. Will recorded his first 78 record for Parlophone at the age of 18. The music was of his own composition and was named "The Jacqueline Waltz" after his then girlfriend. Will died in his home town of Croy on March 6, 1976 and was buried in the Starrs family grave in Howe Road Cemetery, Kilsyth, Stirlingshire. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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