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SCATUCCIO, JIMMY Famous accordian player, New York City.
“ … My Dad was an accordion player who worked at the El Morocco, the Stork Club and other legendary New York night spots. As a freelancer he was always on call, so we didn’t vacation the way other families did. Instead we took day trips. Whenever he had a free day we would go into “the city” from Brooklyn and see something. Dad would point out important and historical spots all along the way – “Marie’s Crisis” near Sheridan Square where Tom Paine died, the barber shop of the Park Sheridan Hotel where a famous gangster went for his last shave, “Swing Street” named for the music made by legendary talents who entertained in the nightclubs that once lined the block. And not only could Dad name all the ocean liners berthed on the West Side, by their smokestacks, but we’d go on board and visit them. ...
"Every year, sometime in December, my Mom would utter that much anticipated sentence: 'Jimmy, when are we going to see the tree?' My heart skipped a beat as I imagined the glory of Rockefeller Center. ..."
From “I Love This Town!” by Maria Manhattan 2007
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