Dick D'Agostin | |
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| Birth name | Richard Earl D'Agostin |
| Also known as | "Bird", "Bear", "Thun" |
| Born | November 5, 1936 |
| Origin | Beloit, Wisconsin |
| Died | February 19, 1993 California |
| Genres | Rock and Roll, Rockabilly blues, (unrecorded), various types, esp. influenced in his later years by Lightnin' Hopkins, B.B. King, Albert King, Big Joe Turner, James Brown, Etta James. |
| Occupations | Singer, pianist, guitarist, dancer, actor, Supervising Deputy Probation Officer with Los Angeles County Probation Department - operating out of Central Juvenile Hall |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica |
Richard Earl D'Agostin, (November 5, 1936 – February 19, 1993)[1] was an American dancer and rock and roll musician, best known for touring with Eddie Cochran.[2] D'Agostin was a singer, songwriter, pianist, guitarist, and harmonist; and the frontman of Dick D'Agostin & The Swingers.[3]