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Additional reference citation added as per request in template-- the Serrapica family name is from Gragnano, Italy

Hi again ===> included an additional reference citation for John Serry Sr.'s original family name of Serrapica coming from Gragnano,Italy near Naples as posted in a biography about his son (the jazz pianist named John Serry Jr.) which appeared in "The Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians" on jazz.com. I hope this is a reliable and acceptable source. Thanks again for your consideration.160.72.80.178 (talk) 15:23, 2 August 2023 (UTC)NHPL[reply]

Additional reference citation added: For record Dot Record Album featuring Billy Vaughn's Orchestra

An additional reference citation was added for the DOT Records audio recording featuring performances by the Billy Vaughn Orchestra and by John Serry Sr. as released in Japan.160.72.80.178 (talk) 15:32, 24 August 2023 (UTC)NHPL[reply]

Additional Content and References added for performances on Italian WADO radio

A quick note: Some additional content with three verifiable references from The New York Times (as found accessed on Proquest New York Times) from the year 1931 has been added -- indicating Serry (using his birth name John Serrapica) performed on the Italian radio station WOR (now known as WADO) on at a minimum of three live broadcasts as an accordion soloist during the earliest years of his career following his first broadcast at the age of 15 in 1930 on the WCDA rardio station. I hope it helps to fill in some of the gaps. in some small way Thanks!160.72.81.86 (talk) 18:25, 12 December 2023 (UTC)GCL160.72.81.86 (talk) 18:25, 12 December 2023 (UTC)GCL[reply]

Included additional reference citations from the archive at the Eastman School of Music

Just a quick note -- additional reference citations have been included from the JOHN J. SERRY SR. Collection archive of musical scores and audio performances by John Serry Sr as archived at the University of Rochester's Eastman School of Music as shown here: ^[1] I hope that it helps..160.72.80.178 (talk) 00:40, 19 December 2023 (UTC)NHPL[reply]

^ Eastman School of Music - University of Rochester - Sibley Music Library: John J. Serry Sr. Collection archived at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music

160.72.80.178 (talk) 00:40, 19 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Excellent - this seems like a good reference site of original scores and arrangements by Serry which have been professionally reviewed and compiled by archivists at one of the nation's leading music conservatories-- so I helped you along by including this site as a reference citation for additional compositions and also used the site as a source for additional compositions by Serry. Thanks for the outstanding research effort. Here is the pdf file for the archive. ^[1]160.72.81.86 (talk) 18:06, 21 December 2023 (UTC)GCL[reply]

Additional text and reference citations included for the album Pietro Deiro Presents the Accordion Orchestra

Hi fellow editors: Just a quick note. I have included text for the album "Pietro Deiro Presents the Accordion Orchestra" on Coral Records (#CRL-57323, 1960) which includes performances by John Serry as a member of the orchestra. The album was reviewed on The Billboard magazine and received high praise from the critics. An additional source from the magazine "Music Trades" verifies his performance in the orchestra. The album cover also identifies him as a performer in the orchestra who has worked under such conductors as Alfredo Antonini, Shep Fields and Mitch Miller, so I have included a link for Mitch Miller at the top of the article as well. Hope it all helps. Happy Editing to All72.69.152.90 (talk) 16:05, 29 March 2024 (UTC)JJ72.69.152.90 (talk) 16:06, 29 March 2024 (UTC)JJ[reply]

Just a quick note- the reference citation found on Discogs.com was deleted by User:Anne Delong o 11/4/2024 apparently because Dscogs.com is user generated and is therefore not entirely reliable. Note that the WP:RSDISCOGS consensus discussion in 2019 indicates that the site has not been deprecated and the discussion in 2024 also indicates that photographs of albums posted on Discogs.com may or may not be useful as a reference source. I have circumvented this controversy by including a reference citation from worldcat.org instead. I hope this is OK. See: ^[2] Cia 160.72.81.86 (talk) 19:21, 4 November 2024 (UTC)GCL[reply]

160.72.81.86 (talk) 20:39, 4 November 2024 (UTC)GCL[reply]

[1] Eastman School of Music - University of Rochester - Sibley Music Library: John J. Serry Sr. Collection archived at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music

[2] John J. Serry Sr Collection archive at the University of Rochester Eastman School of Music Sibley Music Library - Ruth T. Watanabe Special Collections on esm.rochester.edu

[3] University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) : "Pietro Deiro Presents the Accordion Orchestra" (Sound recording) under the direction of Joe Biviano, Coral Records (CRL-57323, 1960) See the album credits listed on the album cover which include "John Serry...who has worked under such eminent conductors as Alfredo Antonini, Mitch Miller and Shep Fields" Pietro Deiro Presents the Accordion Orchestra on worldcat.org

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