The Charles Magnante Story

The Charles
Magnante Story
21 Favorites – CD
Included
The Autobiography
of

America’s Great Accordionist
As told to Zelio Cassolino (1970)
Third Edition
2005
Edited and Compiled by Helmi Strahl Harrington, Ph.D.
$40.00
Harrington ARTS Center Publication
1401 Belknap St.
Superior, WI 54880
(715) 395-ARTS (2787)
www.accordionworld.org
First Edition 2002
Second Edition 2003
Third Edition 2005
Copyright 2002
All Rights Reserved
INDEX
PART ONE: THE CHARLES MAGNANTE STORY
Editor’s Introduction p. 7
Original Preface p. 9
My Boyhood Days p. 11
Magnante the Young Accordionist p. 15
Magnante the Father p. 22
The American Accordionists’ Association p. 24
Achieving Success in Radio and Television p. 27
How I Became a Recording Artist p. 37
My Concerts and Workshops p. 43

My Hobby—Guns and Big Game Hunting p. 51
Often Asked Questions p. 57
Magnante’s Grading: Solos, Quartets, Band Music
p. 61
About Zelio Cassolino p. 67
PART TWO: MAGNANTE REMEMBERED
Introduction p. 69
Bonnie Birch p. 71
Eddie Chavez p. 73
Tom Collins p. 75
Faithe Deffner p. 85
Peter Magnante p. 89
Carmelo Pino p. 91
Helmi Harrington p. 93
PART THREE: THE MUSICAL ESTATE CATALOGED
Introduction p. 99
Catalog of Magnante’s Published Music p. 99
Catalog of Magnante’s Reference Materials p. 109
Catalog of Magnante’s Recordings p. 113
List of Music Remastered for CD (included) p. 139
APPENDICIES:
A: 1936 Radio Program p. 141
B: 1940s Magnante Publicity Release p. 143
C: Magnante “Firsts” p. 145
D: List of Plates p. 147
PART FOUR: LATER EDITIONS’ ADDITIONS
Tom Bruno p. 149
Alfonso Veltri p. 151
Josephine Rush p. 153