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Van Alexander (May 2, 1915 – July 19, 2015) was an American bandleader, arranger, and composer.
Alexander, who continued to compose and arrange television and film scores well into his 90s, died Sunday of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, his daughter Joyce Harris said. He...
Jul 20, 2015 · Van Alexander, the 1940s bandleader who co-wrote “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” with Ella Fitzgerald and went on to score dozens of films and TV shows in the 1950s and ’60s, died of heart failure...
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Jul 30, 2015 · Van Alexander, a composer and arranger who adapted a nursery rhyme into “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” which became Ella Fitzgerald’s breakout hit in 1938, died on July 19 at a hospital near his home in...
Composer, bandleader, conductor, and author Van Alexander was educated at Columbia University, then formed his own orchestra playing in theatres and on radio, later arranging and conducting for radio. He was the chief conductor and arranger for Gordon MacRae and Sheila MacRae.
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- New York City, New York, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jul 26, 2015 · Van Alexander, a musical jack-of-all-trades, who co-wrote Ella Fitzgerald’s biggest hit in the 1930s, led a swing band, composed arrangements for other bandleaders and later became a composer and...
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Jul 22, 2015 · Van Alexander, a big band arranger and bandleader whose arrangements date back to 1936 and was best known for A-Tisket, a Tasket, a song he co-wrote with Ella Fitzgerald and arranged for Fitzgerald and Chick Webb in 1938, died on July 19 in Los Angeles.
