June 11, 1950 Dick Contino, Accordion

[@johnpapi3569]

That's great Dick Dick Contino my favorite accordion player Lady in Spain

[@SmilinJackAccordion]

Happy 73rd Anniversary in Show Business DADDY O - December 7th 1947 - that fateful night on radio that CHANGED the Accordion World forever ! Miss you Contino ...

[@peanutsmcgonnagle2458]

My Father was the same age as Dick Contino and played the accordion because of Dick Contino. And in his later years, even drove up to Seattle to buy a Petosa accordion. No one played the accordion with flair, verve and style like Dick Contino did because of the tremendous strength it took.

[@colette2612]

What a nice treat! Thank you, Petosa

[@albertnevaras3465]

Thank You. I have been waiting for something like this for a long time Ed Sullivan Show with Dick Contino Thank you Very Much. I followed Dick Contino my Hole Life

[@HoraceHeidt]

Dick Contino was the Kelly Clarkson (first National winner) of my dads Original Youth Opportunity talent show. One of the best ever!

[@HoraceHeidt]

Dick Contino was discovered by my Dad, Horace Heidt, on the Original Youth Opportunity Program in 1949.

[@georgelustrea2912]

I remember listening to your father's program in the 50:s.. I forget the real popular male singer he discovered..and of course I remember Dick Contino on his show.

[@federicomascagni9527]

James Ellroy wrote about that

[@Waltherppk78]

Come on really ? He is family Of mine …. We are in Toronto I always heard about Richard and my cousins in Cali

[@maxsavage3998]

Horace Heidt Records 1947 2 albums

[@mrSlobcat]

My grandpa met your dad in Korea during the war, Your father's whole USO tour stayed at the Chosun Hotel and met my grandpa who was the front desk clerk. I have a photo of gramps with Dick Contino and an autograph of Johnny Standley. At one point i had the guestbook of the hotel, which had your dad's wonderful signature in it as well. It must have been a hell of a party there that night in 1953!

[@carmellacarsella8636]

I remember watching Dick on Ed Dullivsn show Miss and love u Dick.🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💔💔💔💔

[@hermansjo]

Het is een spel op accordeon waar ik van geniet en deze nummers waren ook bij ons in trek als accordeon familie. gr Lies

[@vladymyrandryushchenko2050]

Wonderful video! BRAVO!!!

[@giuseppeferreri6640]

He was a true hero entertainer

[@robertmyers6865]

He was VERY GOOD!

[@giuseppeferreri6640]

A true entertainer rip

[@Rbigraff]

One of my heroes. He was a nice guy too.

[@Leonchuckmoutsoulas]

Awesome

[@unclelouie3828]

Fanfukintastic!!!!!

[@Waltherppk78]

This guy is a cousin of mine … if anybody reading this apparently the Contino’s half stay in Toronto and the others went to new York or Cali …. Cattolica Eraclea

[@maxsavage3998]

What part of italy

[@bison2022]

My mother was related to dick. He helped my mother get my first accordian. A sonola baby grand in 1959. I still have it. I retired it when i bought a b3

[@akucismarko]

Does anyone know anything of the bass side in eight rows he playes here? Never seen anything like this before! Nice playing and fine artist he was! Love this!

[@supernova808]

I think it has 3 rows of offset counter-bass buttons as his main bass row seems to be row 4. These expanded Stradella systems were more common before the introduction of free-bass converter systems - quite rare to see these days. Many players in the Balkans use accordions with 7 rows of bass that are still manufactured in Italy.

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Why the hell would you crop this to widescreen?