Pete Jolly
Pete Jolly (born Peter Ceragioli, Jr.,June 5, 1932 in New Haven, Connecticut - November 6, 2004, Pasadena, California) was an American accordionist, pianist, celeste player and electric harpsichordist.
Biography
Jolly was a child prodigy on the accordion. He changed his stage name after a radio announcer mispronounced his name as Jolly. Jolly moved to Los Angeles in 1954 and joined the Jazz Club circuit. He worked on many sessions recording film and TV soundtracks including: "Get Smart", "I Spy", "M*A*S*H", "Dallas", and the films The Man with the Golden Arm (1956), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and One From the Heart (with Tom Waits, 1982).
From 1955 on, he had his own solo career as a jazz bandleader.
Frank Zappa
Pete Jolly provided piano, celeste and electric harpsichord for Frank Zappa's Lumpy Gravy.
