Dick D'Agostin
Dick D'Agostin | |
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| Birth name | Richard Earl D'Agostin |
| Also known as | "Bird", "Bear", "Thun" |
| Origin | Beloit, Wisconsin |
| Died | California |
| Genres | Rock and Roll, Rockabilly blues, (unrecorded), various types, esp. influenced in his later years by Lightnin' Hopkins, B.B. King, Albert King, Big Joe Turner, James Brown, Etta James. |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, pianist, guitarist, dancer, actor, Supervising Deputy Probation Officer with Los Angeles County Probation Department - operating out of Central Juvenile Hall |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica |
Richard Earl D'Agostin, was an American rock and roll musician best known for touring with Eddie Cochran.[1] D'Agostin sang and played piano and guitar as the front man for The Swingers, composed of drummer , saxophonist , and D'Agostin's brother on guitar. While all the Swingers were also accomplished dancers, D'Agostin and his partner Judi Stein were the 1955 Al Jarvis dance champions, topping thousands of competitors.[2] He also edited dance columns for two of the first teen magazines, Dig and Modern Teen.
Film Appearances[]
- Earth vs. the Spider (aka The Spider) (1958)
- Hot Rod Gang (aka Fury Unleashed) (1958)
- Eighteen and Anxious (1957)
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References[]
- ^ * Bobby Cochran, (2003). Three Steps to Heaven: The Eddie Cochran Story. Hal Leonard. ISBN 978-0-634-03252-3.
- ^ Independent Press-Telegram from Long Beach, California. Feb. 19, 1956 page 25.
Categories:
- American rock musicians
- American rockabilly musicians
- American bandleaders
- 1993 deaths
- 1936 births
- 20th-century American musicians