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  1. Family. Paula Wilcox (daughter-in-law) Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) [1] was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland ...

  2. Nelson Riddle’s exceptional arrangements for Ella Fitzgerald’s 1959 Gershwin Songbook. 1970 Oscar winning adaptation score written for “Great Gatsby”. 1983 Grammy award winning album “What’s New” with Linda Ronstadt. 1985 Grammy award winning album “Lush Life” with Linda Ronstadt. Received his star on The Hollywood Walk of ...

  3. Nelson Riddle. Music Department: The Great Gatsby. Versatile American arranger/conductor who started as a trombonist with several big bands, including Tommy Dorsey. In a long, distinguished career, he not only scored numerous films and television shows, but made many now-legendary recordings in collaboration with such people as Rosemary Clooney, Nat 'King' Cole, and, most notably, Frank ...

    • June 1, 1921
    • October 6, 1985
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  6. Sep 11, 2023 · Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. His work for Capitol Records kept such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary ...

    • June 1, 1921
    • October 6, 1985
  7. Jun 4, 2021 · Nelson Riddle died on 6 October 1985, aged 64, in Cedars-Sinai Hospital, Los Angeles. He was far and away the most well-known arranger in the jazz/pop fields, easily eclipsing the likes of Jerry Gray, Sy Oliver and his early mentor, Bill Finnegan. It’s both fair and true to say that he brought the word “arranger” out of the backrooms and ...

  8. Apr 5, 2021 · A revealing new biography from Geoffrey Littlefield, Nelson Riddle: Music with a Heartbeat, takes readers inside the world of the wildly successful but enigmatic Riddle. With the help of the late composer’s musician son, Christopher, Littlefield shares first-hand anecdotes, never-before-seen photographs and stories of some of the 20th Century ...

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