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Bookmark or Share- Nelson Riddle - WikipediaNelson 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.
- The Man Who (Re)made Sinatra – Commentary MagazineNelson Riddle, who was born 100 years ago, is the only one of the song arrangers of the postwar era who is still widely known by name—and that is because of a fluke. In 1983, he recorded the fi...
- Nelson Riddle | Jazz Arranger, Composer, Bandleader | BritannicaNelson Riddle was an 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, and Jerry Wald.
- Nelson Riddle - The Official WebsiteNelson Riddle, Nelson Riddle Orchestra, Nelson Riddle Music, Big Band, Frank Sinatra, 50's, Arranging, Composing, American
- Remembering Nelson Riddle, 1921-1985 - Jazz JournalNelson 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.
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