Jim Boggio Explained

James Robert Boggio
Birth Date:11 December 1939
Birth Place:Illinois
Death Place:Cotati, California
Occupation:Musician
Instrument:Accordion, piano, organ, trumpet

James Robert Boggio (December 11, 1939[1]  - November 6, 1996) was an American accordionist. He died of heart failure in Cotati, California, aged 56.[2] A statue of him stands in La Plaza Park, near the center of Cotati.[3]

Career

Boggio's professional music career began with Frankie Yankovic. He studied music at San Francisco State University. From 1991 to 1996, he organized the Cotati Accordion Festival. He had a Zydeco/swamp boogie band called the Sonoma Swampdogs and owned a music store called Cotati Accordions.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Social Security Death Index. August 14, 2011.
  2. Web site: Garelick. Gus. November 15, 1996. Jim Boggio Tribute. live. https://web.archive.org/web/19990221205503/http://www.accordions.com/index/squ/squ_96_11_15.shtml. February 21, 1999. April 18, 2011. Accordions Worldwide.
  3. News: Wood. Maja. In Honor of Jim Boggio. santarosa.about.com. dead. April 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20061022055306/http://santarosa.about.com/mbiopage.htm. October 22, 2006.