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October 21, 2023 13 mins

Tino Macchia has a powerful and passionate voice, singing the classics of traditional pop. His story is a fascinating tale of a musician who played the accordion on countless gigs until a night at a karaoke bar changed his life.

With no training or preparation, Tino became a rising star performing on the California club scene , in-demand and in control. In this interview with Richard Niles,

Tino talks about his Italian family and musical upbringing, and how that night at the karaoke bar transformed his life. And ‘unplugged’ with Richard and Alexander Niles, he performs a song from his tribute show to Tom Jones, “Green, Green Grass of Home”

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