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Pietro Deiro

Pietro Deiro (1888 – 1954) was one of the most influential accordionists of the first half of the 20th century.

Born on August 28, 1888 in Salto Canavese, Italy, the younger brother of Guido Deiro, Pietro Deiro emigrated to the United States as a steerage passenger on the S/S La Savoie in 1907 and went to live with his Uncle Frederico and work in the coal mines of Cle Elum, Washington.

Pietro Deiro began playing Diatonic button accordion professionally in a tavern in Seattle in 1908. Within a few months, his brother Guido Deiro (already an accomplished piano-accordionist in Europe) arrived in Seattle, and taught his brother how to play the piano accordion. Both brothers became minor celebrities on the vaudeville circuit; Guido in 1910 and Pietro at least by 1912.

Pietro Deiro recorded dozens of records for the Victor Talking Machine Company. After the demise of vaudeville during the Great Depression, he opened a successful accordion studio in Greenwich Village, New York City and established an accordion music publishing company: Accordion Music Publishing Company (AMPCO), later simply known as Pietro Deiro Publications.

Pietro Deiro was the first president of the American Accordionists Association (1938) and promoted himself as "The Daddy of the Accordion," much to his brother Guido's chagrin. Pietro died in 1954.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1888 (Cuorgnè), Died 1954

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1911 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: accordion, composer, arranger, leader

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 203 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-14640 10-in. 4/11/1914 Italian-Spanish favorites Pietro Deiro Accordion solo arranger, instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor C-14640 12-in. 3/27/1914 La sorella Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-14641 10-in. 3/27/1914 Hungarian rag Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-14698 10-in. 4/11/1914 He'd have to get under, get out and get under Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-14699 10-in. 4/11/1914 Hummer medley Pietro Deiro Accordion solo arranger, instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-14700 10-in. 4/11/1914 Italian favorites Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-14701 10-in. 4/11/1914 Vesti la giubba Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15266 10-in. 10/9/1914 Corker Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15276 10-in. 10/16/1914 Metropolitan hits Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15482 10-in. 12/12/1914 Tip-top Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15484 10-in. 12/11/1914 Verona waltz Pietro Deiro Accordion solo composer, instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor C-15497 12-in. 12/12/1914 Il guarany selection Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15651 10-in. 2/2/1915 Crackerjack medley fox trot Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15652 10-in. 2/2/1915 The wedding of the winds Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15653 10-in. 2/2/1915 Sirens waltz Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15654 10-in. 2/2/1915 The rosary Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15655 10-in. 2/2/1915 A little love, a little kiss Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor C-15656 12-in. 2/2/1915 Tranquillo overture Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion, composer  
Victor C-15657 12-in. 2/2/1915 Romeo and Juliet selection Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor C-15662 12-in. 2/3/1915 Comedy overture Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15663 10-in. 2/3/1915 Marcia republica Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-15664 10-in. 2/3/1915 Picirillo waltz Pietro Deiro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-16194 10-in. 7/10/1915 Over the waves Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor B-16195 10-in. 7/10/1915 Estudiantina waltz Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
Victor C-16196 12-in. 7/10/1915 Barber of Seville : Overture Pietro Accordion solo instrumentalist, accordion  
(Results 26-50 of 203 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Deiro, Pietro," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111850.

Deiro, Pietro. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111850.

"Deiro, Pietro." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111850

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