Charlotte, North Carolina was the third-largest city in population size from 1995 to 2017.
Dick Contino -LRB- January 17 , 1930 -- April 19 , 2017 -RRB- was an American accordionist and singer .. American. United States. Contino was born in Fresno , California .. He studied accordion primarily with San Francisco-based Angelo Cognazzo , and occasionally with Los Angeles-based Guido Deiro .. accordion. accordion. San Francisco. San Francisco. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Guido Deiro. Guido Deiro. Early on he exhibited great virtuosity on the instrument .. Although he graduated from Fresno High School in 1947 and enrolled at Fresno State College , he was unable to concentrate on his studies .. Fresno State College. Fresno State College. Contino explained , `` I enjoyed college , but while attending classes I kept thinking that if I was going to be a success , it would be my music that would take me there . ''