Pete Jolly was born on June 5, 1932 in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He was an actor, known for One from the Heart (1981), Bird (1988) and City Heat (1984). He died on November 6, 2004 in Pasadena, California, USA.
Hit #112 on the Billboard Singles Charts in 1963 with "Little Bird"
(Ava 116)
Billed as the "Boy Wonder Accordionist" on the CBS Hobby Lobby show,
his name was misprounounced as Pete Jolly, rather than his birth name of
Peter Ceragioli. He liked the name so much he took it as his professional name.
Started playing the accordion when he was three. At age seven he was on a
radio show, "Hobby Lobby".
Played his first job when he was 12.
One of his last albums was a collaboration-aptly entitled Collaboration-with Jan Lundgren, Chuck Berghofer, and Joe LaBarbera in 2000.