American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator (1921–1985)
Nelson Riddle
Riddle in 1958
Background information
Birth name
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr.
Born
(1921-06-01)June 1, 1921 Oradell, New Jersey, U.S.
Died
October 6, 1985(1985-10-06) (aged 64) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Traditional pop, jazz, big band
Occupation(s)
Arranger, composer, bandleader, orchestrator
Years active
1940s–1980s
Labels
Capitol, Liberty, Solid State, United Artists, Alshire, MPS, Capilano, Daybreak
Nelson Riddle
Education
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School
Spouses
Doreen Moran (m. 1945–1970)
Naomi Tenenholtz
(m. 1970)
Children
6
Family
Paula Wilcox (daughter-in-law)
Nelson 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. 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.
^Larkin, Colin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 2089. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the...
following is the discography for big band and traditional pop arranger NelsonRiddle (1921–1985). The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955) Moonglow (Capitol...
with Capitol Records and released several albums with arrangements by NelsonRiddle, notably In the Wee Small Hours (1955) and Songs for Swingin' Lovers...
Gram Parsons, Neil Young, Paul Simon, Earl Scruggs, Johnny Cash, and NelsonRiddle. Christopher Loudon, of Jazz Times, wrote in 2004 that Ronstadt is "blessed...
hit in the United States when recorded by the NelsonRiddle orchestra in 1956. It was brought to Riddle's attention by Nat King Cole's manager who had...
Oscar Peterson and NelsonRiddle is a 1963 album by Oscar Peterson with orchestra arranged and conducted by NelsonRiddle. The album was produced by Jim...
concept as In the Wee Small Hours and Only the Lonely (both arranged by NelsonRiddle). No One Cares was described by critics as the singer's saddest and...
orchestration had been reduced for the concerts. The tracks were conducted by NelsonRiddle, the sessions for this album and the preceding singles ("I've Got the...
1955 by Capitol and produced by Voyle Gilmore with arrangements by NelsonRiddle. The album's songs deal with themes such as introspection, melancholy...
Goin' Out of My Head 1969 Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein Gold 1956 NelsonRiddle Golden Moment 1965 Kenny Jacobson, Rhoda Roberts The Good Life 1964...
collaborator, arranger NelsonRiddle, it was the first full-album Riddle arranged on Sinatra's Reprise Records label. Riddle's orchestra consisted of...
arranged and conducted by NelsonRiddle and his orchestra. Moonlight Sinatra marked Sinatra's final collaboration with Riddle. The title of the album is...
the Great American Songbook. Much of this music was made popular by NelsonRiddle and television-friendly singers like Rosemary Clooney, Dean Martin,...
Performing & Recording. New York: W. Morrow. p. 82. Riddle, Nelson (1985). Arranged By NelsonRiddle. Secaucus, NJ: Warner Brothers Publications Inc. p...
The Best of NelsonRiddle is a compilation album of composer-arranger NelsonRiddle's hit singles and popular tracks from his LP albums, released in October...
May". His pop hits were collaborations with NelsonRiddle, Gordon Jenkins, and Ralph Carmichael. Riddle arranged several of Cole's 1950s albums, including...
Neal Hefti's original version, and the movie soundtrack version by NelsonRiddle, versions were covered by The Marketts (single "Batman Theme" and album...
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