Pete Jolly
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American musician (1932–2004)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1932-06-05
- Active to
- 2004-11-06
cool jazzjazz
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Pete Jolly—born Peter Ceragioli Jr. June 5, 1932, in New Haven, Connecticut; died November 6, 2004, in Pasadena, California—was an American West Coast jazz pianist and accordionist, likely best known for his performance of television themes and various movie soundtracks. He began playing the accordion at age 3, and appeared on the radio program Hobby Lobby at age seven. His composition "Little Bird" was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1963 (a minor hit on Fred Astaire's Ava label), and he form
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Haven
- Place of death
- Pasadena
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Genre
- cool jazz
- Instrument
- piano
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- date of birth
- 1932-06-05
- date of death
- 2001-11-06
- cause of death
- multiple myeloma
- manner of death
- natural causes
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