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 world-famous 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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Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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Joe Comfort
American musician
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Shorty Sherock
American musician
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Marty Paich
American pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director and bandleader (1925-1995)
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Gordon Jenkins
American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s
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American musician
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Salvatore Camarata
American composer, arranger, trumpeter, and record producer
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Vincent DeRosa
American musician
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Count Basie Orchestra
American big band led by Count Basie
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Linda Ronstadt
American singer
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American musician
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American musical arranger, record producer and composer
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American trumpeter
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Plas Johnson
American musician
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Al Viola
American musician
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Puerto Rican trombonist and composer
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John Oddo
American pianist
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Axel Stordahl
American arranger, orchestra leader