Dick Contino is an American accordionist and singer.
Contino studied accordion primarily with San Francisco-based Angelo Cognazzo, and occasionally with Los Angeles-based Guido Deiro. Early on he exhibited great virtuosity on the instrument. Although he graduated from Fresno High School in 1947 and enrolled at Fresno State College, he was unable to concentrate on his studies. Contino explained, I enjoyed college, but while attending classes I kept thinking that if I was going to be a success, it...
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