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Johnny Costa (January 18, 1922 – October 11, 1996) was an accomplished jazz pianist. Given the title "The White Tatum" by jazz legend Art Tatum himself, Costa is best known for his work as musical director of the children's television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Costa graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with two degrees in music, and immediately began work as a musician, and eventually music director, for Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV. He provided piano and organ music for many programs
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Costa
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Arnold
- Place of death
- Pittsburgh
- Occupation
- composer
- Instrument
- accordion
- Image
- Johnny Costa.png
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- date of death
- 1996-10-11
- date of birth
- 1922-01-17
- place of burial
- Philadelphia
- cause of death
- anemia
- start of work period
- 1955-00-00
- Commons category
- Johnny Costa
- manner of death
- natural causes
- number of viewers/listeners
- 475270
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