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	Nelson Riddle
		elson Riddle was one of the most admired and versatile arranger/composers of the post-war era, with major radio, television, film, and recording successes to his credit.
		Riddle was known as one of the best arranger for singers, and backed many of Capitol's vocalists, including Margaret Whiting, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, and Frank Sinatra on his swinging albums ("Songs for Swingin' Lovers," "A Swingin' Affair," "Sinatra's Swing' Session") and others.
		Riddle also wrote for a number of television shows, including "The Untouchables," and his theme for the series, "Route 66," was released as a single and made it into the Top 40 in 1962.
	www.spaceagepop.com /riddle.htm (706 words)

	Nelson Riddle - Music Downloads - Online
		Riddle was a master of mood and subtlety, and an expert at drawing out a song's emotional subtext.
		Riddle knew how to lay back and bring certain lyrics or vocal subtleties to the forefront, and how to add countermelodies that emphasized other lyrics, or made important transitions.
		Nelson Smock Riddle was born June 1, 1921, in Oradell, NJ.
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	Nelson Riddle's grave
		Riddle moved shortly thereafter to Hollywood to pursue his career as an arranger, and spent the next several years ghostwriting arrangements for more established names in the music business, and also serving on the arranging staff at NBC.
		In 1950, Riddle was hired by arranger Les Baxter to write arrangements for a recording session with Nat King Cole; this was one of Riddle's first associations with Capitol Records.
		Riddle was to stay at Capitol for another decade, during which time he continued to arrange for Sinatra and Cole, in addition to such Capitol artists as Dean Martin, Keely Smith, and Ed Townsend.
	www.hollywoodusa.co.uk /ForeverObituaries/nelsonriddle.htm (889 words)

	Nelson Riddle
		Nelson Riddle worked with numerous great singers and musicians in his long career.
		Nat "King" Cole, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey, and Ella Fitzgerald all benefited from their association with the multi-talented Nelson.
		Nelson is best known to younger generations for his well-received collaboration with singer Linda Ronstadt of songs from the 20's and 30's.
	www.hollywoodlegends.com /nelson-riddle.html (105 words)

	Jazz/Jerry Jazz Musician/Nelson Riddle biographer Peter Levinson interview
		Nelson Riddle will forever be linked with the music and recordings of such unforgettable vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Garland, Rosemary Clooney, Linda Ronstadt, and dozens of others.
		Riddle said it was a tune that Jay Livingston and his partner wrote and it is in a movie of Alan Ladd's called O.S.S. Riddle began to play it on the piano, and Bain pulled out his guitar and played three or four chords.
		Riddle told him he really liked what Bain was doing, and said he wanted to use it in the arrangement.
	www.jerryjazzmusician.com /mainHTML.cfm?page=levinson.html (3651 words)

	Nelson Riddle (1921-1985)
		Riddle, because of his association with Sinatra from the early years of the Capitol era, was as much responsible for the development of the "concept album" format as anyone.
		Comfortable with nearly any tempo or style, Riddle had a knack for painting backdrops that were richly layered in texture and tone, cushioned enough to allow plenty of room for Sinatra to toy with the rhythm of the lyric, yet distinct enough melodically to stand up on their own.
		Nelson Riddle was one of the most admired and versatile arranger/composers of the post-war era, with major radio, television, film, and recording successes to his credit.
	users.bestweb.net /~foosie/riddle.htm (2189 words)

	Nelson Riddle - Verve Records
		Nelson Smock Riddle Jr., was born in Oradell, NJ on June 21, 1921.
		Russell hired Nelson as a staff arranger for NBC radio, and one of his first assignments was to contribute to The Sealtest Variety Program.
		Riddle's big break came when he was asked to serve as an arranger for Frank Sinatra.
	www.vervemusicgroup.com /artist.aspx?ob=per&src=prd&aid=4828 (546 words)

	Nelson Riddle Biography - AOL Music
		Nelson Riddle was quite possibly the greatest arranger in the history of American popular music.
		Riddle caught his first big break when Les Baxter recruited him to ghostwrite a few arrangements for Nat King Cole.
		Riddle's work was alternately romantic (the 10" LPs Songs for Young Lovers and Swing Easy), desolate and intimate (In the Wee Small Hours, Only the Lonely), or confident and hard-swinging (Songs for Swingin' Lovers!
	music.aol.com /artist/nelson-riddle/109187/biography (1285 words)

	Nelson Riddle MP3 Downloads - Nelson Riddle Music Downloads - Nelson Riddle Music Videos
		Nelson Riddle was quite possibly the greatest arranger in the history of American popular music.
		Nelson Smock Riddle was born June 1, 1921, in Oradell, NJ.
		In addition to Riddle\'s 1950s associations with Sinatra and Cole, he wrote arrangements for -- among others -- Betty Hutton, Jimmy Wakely, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore, and Judy Garland, the latter of whom turned in two of her finest interpretive albums in 1956\'s Judy and 1958\'s Judy in Love under Riddle\'s guidance.
	www.mp3.com /nelsonriddle (1125 words)

	Amazon.ca: September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle: Books: Peter J. Levinson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While the narrative covers salient aspects of Riddle's life (his relationship with his cold, autocratic mother, his affair with Rosemary Clooney, the disintegration of his once-happy marriage and an underlying depression throughout his life), Levinson's analysis of his work and the music industry give the book both its vitality and enormous value.
		Levinson admittedly has a problem with Riddle himself, who comes across as a dour, insecure, often bitter, man. He turns-out not to be a great subject, which is a pity, given his undeniable influence on some of the best American popular music of the century.
		Riddle, as talented as he was, was at times doubtful of his abilities, and rarely ever smiled, because he was almost always saddened by SOMETHING and this was true throughout his life.
	www.amazon.ca /September-Rain-Life-Nelson-Riddle/dp/0823076725 (1477 words)

	Nelson Riddle Biography : Oldies.com
		In the late 40s Riddle joined NBC, but was lured to Capitol Records and registered immediately with a driving arrangement of "Blacksmith Blues" for Ella Mae Morse.
		To a considerable extent, Riddle's easy swinging charts, with their echoes of the big band music of an earlier era (and the distinctive solos of George Roberts on trombone and Harry "Sweets" Edison on trumpet), were of considerable importance in re-establishing Sinatra as a major star of popular music.
		Riddle was probably the finest arranger/leader of modern times, always having the edge and always guaranteeing quality with whoever he worked, especially his magnificent work with Sinatra.
	www.oldies.com /artist-biography/Nelson-Riddle.html (632 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Nelson Riddle Orchestra
		After all, Riddle's father was the arranger, trombonist and bandleader Nelson Riddle, who had played a pivotal role in crafting Sinatra's signature sound two decades earlier.
		Nelson Riddle contributed his talents to a number of popular singers--including Ella Fitzgerald, Rosemary Clooney, Peggy Lee, Dinah Shore and Judy Garland--but his Sinatra charts represent his best work.
		For a decade, Riddle scored a series of highly successful concept albums--including In the Wee Small Hours, Only the Lonely and Songs for Swingin' Lovers--that were sequenced to tell a story and evoked Riddle's evocative mood-setting arrangements.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/09.07.05/riddle-0536.html (623 words)

	Amazon.ca: Reviews for Best of Nelson Riddle: Music: Nelson Riddle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Anyone who is a serious student of the music of that era knows that the Nelson Riddle orchestra was behind some of the biggest singers who toiled for Capitol in the 1950s and early 1960s.
		I could be wrong, but I highly doubt that Nelson Riddle had anything to do with the arranging/conducting of this cd.
		Nelson Riddle was the undisputed king of true dance music wnen dancing meant a man and a woman stepping lively and lovely, not jumping around each other as if they had Saint Vitus jitters.
	www.amazon.ca /Best-Nelson-Riddle/dp/customer-reviews/B000000DH8 (616 words)

	Nelson Riddle
		The Nelson Riddle Orchestra continues to perform to packed houses across the United States and Europe under the direction of Nelson's son, Christopher.
		Nelson Riddle is generally credited for reviving Sinatra's career in the 1950s with the recording of I've Got the World on a String on Capitol Records.
		Christopher Riddle was the third of Nelson Riddle's six children and the only one to become a profession musician, thus providing the third generation of the Riddle musical dynasty.
	www.bigbandbuddies.co.uk /Nelson%20Riddle%20Orch.htm (968 words)

	Nelson Riddle's son brings dad's sound to life in salute to Sinatra
		Riddle, who scored a bunch of movies and TV shows -- "Pal Joey,'' "Route 66,'' "The Great Gatsby'' -- was heartbroken when Sinatra failed to show up to emcee a tribute to him in '78, sending lawyer Mickey Rudin in his stead.
		Christopher Riddle recalled Ronstadt walking to the stage at a Beverly Hills fundraiser in '84 and as she passed Sinatra's ringside table playfully saying, "I hear you've been singing some of my songs.'' Somebody in the band said, "I hope he's not armed tonight,'' Riddle recalled.
		Nelson Riddle's final project was the "Blue Skies'' album with opera soprano Kiri Te Kanawa, whom he coached in the subtleties of singing Kern and Berlin.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/09/05/DDG80EH3O91.DTL (1550 words)

	Biography - Nelson Riddle (Bio 163) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		While Nelson Riddle had experience as a trombonist and arranger for Charlie Spivak, Jerry Wald, and Tommy Dorsey in the '40s and was a staff arranger for NBC radio later in that era, he achieved his greatest success and notoriety during the '50s.
		Riddle was the arranger and conductor for Judy Garland, Jimmy Wakely, Betty Hutton, Ella Mae Morse, and many others in the early '50s, including Nat King Cole, but became the top arranger in Hollywood through his collaborations with Frank Sinatra during 1953.
		Riddle enjoyed some success on his own during the '50s, including a Grammy award in 1958 and a #1 pop hit in 1955.
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	Nelson Riddle - The Official Website
		The Nelson Riddle Orchestra is alive and well, under the direction of his son, Christopher.
		It is taken from a currently available Keely Smith album arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle, “I Wish You Love”.
		As I just saw Keely at the Carlyle in New York and was still blown away by her voice, her energy and her rapport with the audience, I want to share with visitors to our website how wonderful it is to still be able to hear this wonderful artist still passionate about her music.
	www.nelsonriddlemusic.com /nr_news.htm (376 words)

	Todd Peach's Nelson Riddle Bio Page
		Born June 1, 1921 in Oradell, NJ Died October 6, 1985 in Los Angeles, CA In the 1940's, as a young man Nelson Riddle started out as a trombonist and began arranging for the orchestras of Charlie Spivak, Tommy Dorsey and Jerry Wald and he later became a staff arranger for NBC radio.
		Riddle was the arranger and conductor for Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Jimmy Wakely, Betty Hutton, Ella Mae Morse among many others.
		As a solo artist, The Nelson Riddle Orchestra enjoyed some success during the '50s, with a #1 pop hit, "Lisbon Antigua" in 1955 and a Grammy award in 1958 for "Cross Country Suite".
	www.thepeaches.com /music/frank/riddle/Bio.html (366 words)

	Nelson Riddle - The Official Website
		The Official Web Site of Nelson Riddle is an informational Web site intended to honor the life, and illustrious career of Nelson Riddle.
		With much misinformation out on the internet, it is our hopes that we can have one place where all the correct information regarding Nelson Riddle is preserved in one place.
		The Official Nelson Riddle Website is maintained by the Riddle Family.
	www.nelsonriddlemusic.com /nr_purpose.htm (76 words)

	The Nelson Riddle Collection - The Collection
		It comprised the entire personal collection of Nelson Riddle's arrangements, as well as a great many items that pertained to his life-long career in music.
		In addition, funds were set aside to create the Nelson Riddle Endowed Chair in Music, and the Naomi Riddle Fund for the Advancement of the School.
		The Nelson Riddle collection is open to the public by appointment.
	web.cfa.arizona.edu /riddle/collection/index.html (365 words)

	Amazon.fr : September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle: Livres en anglais: Peter J. Levinson (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Always lively and written with a deep understanding of the economic, political and emotional complexities of the music business, this is an important addition to the history of American popular culture.
		Levinson (Trumpet Blues: The Life of Harry James) has written the first full-length biography of the man The Encyclopedia of Popular Music calls "probably the finest arranger/leader of modern times." Well rounded and fascinating, the book charts Riddle's evolution from Big Band trombonist to premier arranger to film and TV composer.
		Riddle himself emerges as a sad, dour man who, while self-effacing in the main, was capable of viciousness in his relations with those nearest to him.
	www.amazon.fr /September-Rain-Life-Nelson-Riddle/dp/0823076725 (650 words)

	Quilty (Quilty's Theme) by Nelson Riddle on Rhapsody
		Ace arranger Nelson Riddle, who came to fame writing brilliant charts for Frank Sinatra and Nat "King" Cole, always wanted to be a film composer.
		This set matches Riddle's inventive score, which intermingles traditional Hollywood orchestral numbers and slinky lounge or suspense pieces with snippets of dialogue from the film.
		Riddle's "Lolita Ya Ya" became a staple of the 1990s lounge revival movement.
	play.rhapsody.com /nelsonriddle/lolita/quiltyquiltystheme (159 words)

	September In the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle, Peter J. Levinson
		This book is based on more than 200 interviews with Riddle's closest friends, family and colleagues.
		The Jersey Years; The Apprenticeship Continues; The Sentimental Gentleman of Swing; Hollywood Calling; Nat King Cole Was A Merry Old Soul; "The Voice" Becomes A Cello; A Flourishing Career; The Difficult Years; Linda Ronstadt and the Last Hurrah; The Final Chorus.
		Arranging The Score Gene Lees's book on popular arrangers, which includes a chapter on Nelson Riddle.
	www.jazzscript.co.uk /books/riddlelevinson.htm (187 words)

	Sunrise Theatre Presents the Nelson Riddle Orchestra
		Timeless standards by Ira and George Gershwin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern and Harold Arlen are born again as Christopher Riddle conducts and the Nelson Riddle Orchestra performs these legendary lush arrangements.
		Talented and critically acclaimed Kirsten Gustafson collaborates in this tribute to "The First Lady of Song." Ella Fitzgerald and Nelson Riddle were the supreme glorification of an era which changed the history of music.
		The ELLA FITZGERALD SONGBOOK is definitely the musical hit of the 2006 Jazz and Blues Society season.
	www.sunrisetheatre.com /shows/nelson-riddle-orchestra/index.html (82 words)

	Ringtone Nelson Riddle Orchestra
		We gaurentee delivery direct to your mobile and ordering is easy Route 66 (Theme) by Nelson Riddle Orchestra.
		Amazon: Music: For Sentimental Reasons is a tragedy that Nelson Riddle died before this album ever to live.
		Nelson Riddle's Orchestra is so renowned and Much - Linda Ronstadt (Polyphonic Ringtone by Aceno) (Price: $1.99.
	www.ringtones-zone.com /tones-ply/Ringtone-Nelson-Riddle-Orchestra.html (474 words)

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