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Squeezins May 2017 Page 1 the Prez Sez Board of Directors PRESIDENT Barbara Duer Barbara Duer 10009 Hefner Village Terrace Hello Everyone Volume 16, Issue 10 May 2017 SQUEEZINS "Our squeezin’...is pleasin’" The Oklahoma Accordion Club Newsletter Dick Contino Autobiography This is the autobiography of legendary sentence made major headlines. He superstar accordionist became a household name. He Dick Contino, transcribed was honorably discharged as a from audiotape. This no- staff sergeant and received a holds-barred accounting presidential pardon. Many of his life reveals his people, still, do not believe he history, thoughts, and served his country. anecdotes. The book also Dick is not only a world-class reveals his battles with musician, but also one of the extreme phobias, premier entertainers of our time. incarceration, gambling, He is absolutely magical on drinking, and stage, garnering standing indiscretions. The story ovations every show. He exudes also includes his current warmth and passion beyond life with his lovely wife, belief. He performed on the Ed Tonia. Sullivan Show more times than Dick Contino has led a any other entertainer. This is a very interesting life, to say very interesting, intriguing, and the least. He became a superstar on the compelling story. Dick Contino may be Horace Heidt radio show in the late ‘40s. the most misunderstood celebrity of all His subsequent Army problem and prison time. May Meeting The May meeting will be held on shy about playing alone, some of us will play Sunday, May 14, at 3:30 pm. with you. As usual, the meeting will be held at the Members are invited to bring snacks for Messiah Lutheran Church. The church is everyone. located on the southeast corner of Northwest After the individual and group Expressway and Portland in Oklahoma City. performances, we will have a jam session. Everyone is encouraged to come, and All are welcome to join in on the fun! everyone is encouraged to perform. If you are The Oklahoma Squeezins May 2017 Page 1 The Prez Sez Board of Directors PRESIDENT Barbara Duer Barbara Duer 10009 Hefner Village Terrace Hello everyone. It’s that time when we start preparing for the Oklahoma City, OK 73162 concert in August. This is our fifth concert. Our concerts have all 405/721-9657 been successful, allowing members an opportunity to play for a larger [email protected] audience, and to share our accordion music with the community. ACTING VICE-PRESIDENT Please be prepared to sign up at the May meeting if you plan to Tom Phillips play in the concert. If you are not at the May meeting, please call me Holdenville, OK at 405/205-6565 to sign up. Be prepared to play at the June and July 405/712-1240 meetings to practice and get tips for your performance. [email protected] This month, I thought I’d write about Dick Contino, since Dick TREASURER Albreski brought my attention to him when he died recently: Sil Lopez 16316 Crested Owl Drivet Dick Contino (January 17, 1930 – April 19, 2017) was an Edmond, OK 73013 American accordionist and singer. Contino was born in Fresno, [email protected] California. He studied accordion primarily with San Francisco-based Angelo Cognazzo, and occasionally with Los Angeles-based Guido SECRETARY Deiro. Early on he exhibited great virtuosity on the instrument. Maggie Abel Contino got his big break on December 7, 1947, when he played Oklahoma City, OK "Lady of Spain" (his signature piece) and won first place in the Horace [email protected] Heidt/Philip Morris talent contest in Fresno, which was broadcast on HISTORIAN/LIBRARIAN national radio. Contino also won first place in subsequent Karen West competitions in Los Angeles, Omaha, Des Moines, Youngstown, Oklahoma City, OK Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and New York City. Contino's [email protected] song "Yours" was his first hit single. The song reached #27 on the U.S. pop charts in 1954. His second and only other hit single was PAST PRESIDENT "Pledge My Love.” It reached #42 on the U.S. pop charts in 1957. Dick Albreski Oklahoma City, OK [email protected] Dick Contino playing “Lady of Spain”: https://youtu.be/ J9_2EkaxIIY NEWSLETTER EDITOR Frank Gesinski Dick Contino playing “Arrivederci Roma”: https://youtu.be/ 8035 South Irvington MJWI85JHVQ8 Tulsa, OK 74136-8404 918/492-1715 • Barbara [email protected] WEBMASTER A group of terrorists hijacked a plane full of accordion players. Diana Richard [email protected] They called ground control with a list of demands. WEBSITE Then they told the negotiator that if their demands weren’t met, they http://www.okaccordion.club/ would release one accordion player an hour. Advertisement Lifetime Members • Jim & June Butricks • William “Rusty”Dolton • Janet Haskin • Roland Lohmann • Frankie Martinez • Bob Mansfield • Tom Phillips • Phil Scibelli • Ophelia Woody Page 2 May 2017 The Oklahoma Squeezins Mark Your Calendars Dick Albreski Leavenworth International Accordion Road in Yukon, Oklahoma from 2:20 to 4:30 pm. Celebration will be held June 15 to 18, 2017 in The talented members of the OAC will perform for Leavenworth, Washington. Stas Venglevski, Kim your listening pleasure. and Dan Christian, and the Northwest Accordionaires will be some of the many great Yukon Czech Days will be held on October 7, performers. This event includes accordion 2017 in downtown Yukon, Oklahoma. Festivities competitions, concerts in the Festhalle, free start at 11:00 am with a massive parade, followed accordion lessons, and an accordion parade. For by traditional Czech music and dancing throughout more info, go to http:// the day. OAC member Milo Shedeck will direct www.AccordionCelebration.org, or call the Bohemian Knights Band in performing familiar 206/622-4786. polkas, waltzes, and schottisches. That evening there will also be a grand ball in the Czech Hall American Accordion Association (AAA) Festival located on Czech Hall Road. This is one event you will be held at the Westin Princeton Hotel at should mark on your calendar. Forrestal Village, New Jersey, July 12 to 16, 2017. Accordion star performers, exhibits, banquets, Las Vegas International Accordion Convention, competitions, plus workshops are planned. Mark October 23 to 26, 2017, at the Gold Coast Hotel & your calendars. Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada. They will feature Joey Miskulin, Stas Vengleski, Mary Tokarski, and Accordion Teachers Guild (ATG) will hold its Pete Barbutti, just some of the many featured annual meeting in Lisle, Illinois, July 19 to 23, accordionists. There will be workshops, concerts, 2017. Concerts, banquets, exhibits, workshops, and a youth competition. For more information, go and competitions will be featured. Mark your to http://www.AccordionStars.com. calendars. Look for more accordion events in future issues of Annual OAC Free Concert will be held on Squeezins. August 13, 2016, at the Czech Hall on Czech Hall Happy Birthday Wishes to the following OAC members: William “Rusty” Dolton, May 2 Phil Scibelli, May 16 Colleen Rettman, May 18 Barbara Mahar, May 30 Your birthdate is collected from your OAC membership application, if you have chosen to include it. If your birthdate is not listed on our newsletter birthday page during the year, please contact Karen West at 405/949-0394, or at [email protected]. The Oklahoma Squeezins May 2017 Page 3 April Meeting Maggie Abel Pizza Party Meeting • The Oklahoma Accordion Band, directed by Past President Dick Albreski, played "When You April 9, 2017 Wore a Tulip," "April Showers," and "Easter Oklahoma Accordion Club Parade.” Players included Lois Roth, Toni Paulding, Barbara Mahar, Beth Henson, Maggie Pizza was served to the Club's 16 members and Abel, Jim Woolly, and Mike Clark. two guests before the meeting. Anne Lopez entertained us with Italian songs as we ate. • Dick demonstrated single notes, block chords, President Barbara Duer introduced a guest, Pat and inversions in his presentation of "The Best Biggers, an accordionist. Anne's mother, Cassie Things in Life are Free.” Next, Dick played Radicelli, also attended as a guest. snippets of songs from various countries to demonstrate that "music can take you all over the • Barbara said that last year’s August concert was world.” The “[Easter] Bunny Hop” and the an hour too long, and noted that some guests left “Chicken Dance” were accompanied by during the intermission. This year, additional spontaneous dancing from Club members. advanced players will be placed in the first segment. Other suggestions were offered to • The popular trio of Barbara, Lois, and Karen move performances along more quickly. West played "More," "The Old Piano Roll Blues," and "Waltz Across Texas." • Secretary Maggie said handwritten thank you notes were received from the youth who received • Anne and Lois followed with their duets of Club funds to attend last March's convention in "Return to Me" and "Maria Elena." Texas. • Barbara requested that members choose their • Barbara is soliciting feedback on the possibility concert music early, and let the Club know their of videotaping the August concert. Who is okay titles by the May meeting. During the June and with being in the video, and who is not? July meetings, members should practice those pieces before the Club. • Bob Mansfield played on his small, free-base accordion, first the traditional Jewish wedding • Maggie Abel song "Mazel Tov," and then a medley from OAC Secretary "Fiddler on the Roof." A very senior member of our Club, Barbara Music Band. You will never see dust on her Perdersen, performed a concert at the Baptist accordion. Village in Ada, Oklahoma in celebration of the Barbara, we salute you for your World Accordion Day on May 6, 2017. Barbara,
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