Italian-born American accordionist (born August 28, 1888 in Salto Canavese, Italy – died November 3, 1954 in New York, NY, USA).
Between 1911 and 1937, Pietro Deiro recorded almost 200 titles mostly for Victor and Columbia; in 1937, he recorded a final ten titles for Decca. He also ran his own accordion studio in Greenwich Village in New York City and founded a music publishing company
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