Jim Boggio

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James Robert Boggio
Statue of Jim Boggio in La Plaza Park
Statue of Jim Boggio in La Plaza Park
Background information
Born(1939-12-11)December 11, 1939
Illinois
DiedNovember 6, 1996(1996-11-06) (aged 56)
Cotati, California
OccupationMusician
InstrumentsAccordion, 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. Jim and his then wife Judy created a lounge act called The Fiascos in the 1960s. They recorded one album: Live at the Sahara Tahoe. 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.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Social Security Death Index". Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  2. 1 2 Garelick, Gus (November 15, 1996). "Jim Boggio Tribute". Accordions Worldwide. Archived from the original on February 21, 1999. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
  3. ↑ Wood, Maja. "In Honor of Jim Boggio". santarosa.about.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2011.