Nelson Riddle
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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. 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. He scored and arranged music for many films and television shows, earning an
Academy Award and three
Grammy Awards. He found commercial and critical success with a new generation in the 1980s, in a trio of
Platinum albums with
Linda Ronstadt.
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