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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.
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 ...
Nelson Riddle (born June 1, 1921, Oradell, N.J., U.S.—died Oct. 6, 1985, Los Angeles, Calif.) American popular-music arranger, conductor, and composer, regarded as the premier 20th-century arranger for popular singers. Riddle began his career in the 1940s as a trombonist-arranger for the orchestras of Tommy Dorsey, Bob Crosby, Charlie Spivak ...
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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 ...
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Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. 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, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith.
Jul 6, 2023 · Nelson Riddle - arranger (1921 - 1985) Nelson Riddle was one of the greatest arrangers in the history of American popular music. He worked with many of the major pop vocalists of his day, but it was his immortal work with Frank Sinatra, particularly on the singer’s justly revered Capitol concept albums, that cemented his enduring legacy.
