title: Dick D'Agostin
text: # Dick D'Agostin
  
  Richard Earl D'Agostin, was an American rock and roll musician best known for touring with Eddie Cochran. D'Agostin sang and played piano and guitar as the front man for The Swingers, composed of drummer Gene Riggio, lead guitar Dave Oster, saxophonist Paul Kaufman, bassist Wayne Messick, and D'Agostin's brother Larry D'Agostin on guitar. While all the Swingers were also accomplished dancers, D'Agostin and his partner Judi Stein were the 1955 Al Jarvis dance champions, topping thousands of competitors. He also edited dance columns for two of the first teen magazines, Dig and Modern Teen.
  
  ## Film appearances
  
  * Earth vs. the Spider (aka The Spider) (1958)
  * Hot Rod Gang (aka Fury Unleashed) (1958)
  * Eighteen and Anxious (1957)
  
  ## Audio
  
  * "Nancy Lynne" on YouTube
  * "Afraid to Take a Chance" on YouTube
  * "It's You" on YouTube
  