Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. The tune "Nadia's Theme", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon, peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976. He was also a major contributor to Incredible Bongo Band, one of the most influential groups of all-time for its Bongo Rock album which is one of the most sampled from records, making it a major influence in the origins of Hip hop.
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Barry De Vorzon
American singer, songwriter, producer, and composer (born 1934)
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Incredible Bongo Band
American funk band
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Harry Nilsson
American singer-songwriter (1941-1994)
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Neal Hefti
American jazz trumpeter, composer, songwriter, and arranger (1928-2008)
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John Barry
English film score composer
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Mark Lindsay
American rock singer-songwriter, musician and saxophonist
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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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Harry Connick Jr.
American singer, conductor, pianist, actor, and composer
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Lalo Schifrin
Argentine-American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor (born 1932)
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Roger Kellaway
American pianist
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Billy May
American composer, arranger and trumpeter
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James Newton Howard
American composer, conductor, and music producer
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Peter Matz
American musician, composer, arranger and conductor (1928-2002)
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Vincent DeRosa
American musician
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John Barlow Jarvis
American songwriter/composer/pianist/singer
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Hollywood Vampires
American supergroup
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Bill Holman
American composer, arranger, and conductor
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Jim Gordon
American musician
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Richard Barone
American rock musician
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Patrick Williams
American composer, arranger, and conductor who works in many genres of music, and in film and television (1938-2018)
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Robert Farnon
Canadian-born composer, conductor, musical arranger and trumpet player
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Fred Neil
American recording artist, singer, songwriter
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John Williams
American composer, conductor, pianist and trombonist (born 1932)
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Johnny Mandel
American composer and arranger of popular songs, film music and jazz (1925-2020)
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Quincy Jones
American record producer
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Mort Garson
Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music
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Bob James
smooth jazz keyboardist and composer
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Jack Marshall
American musician, conductor, composer (1921-1973)