Composer
Nelson Riddle
American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921-1985)
1921–1985
17 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 1985
- Birthplace
- Oradell
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
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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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- conductor; bandleader; composer; film score composer; orchestrator; actor; music arranger; musician
- Recorded memberships
- Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
- Instruments played
- trombone
- Genres
- jazz; traditional pop; big band music
- Official website
- http://www.nelsonriddlemusic.com/; https://nelsonriddle.org/
- Birth name
- Nelson Smock Riddle
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 14959424
- ISNI
- 0000000110216188
- GND ID
- 123578140
- Library of Congress ID
- n82009699
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4308fdc4-7f8a-42f0-aaea-a8b397da5e3c
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Voice, Piano, Vocal, Guitar
- Genres represented
- Jazz, lounge
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 14959424. Portrait: ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.