2002 Death Ray Conniff, arranger/bandleader, Lara's Theme, dies at 85 1995 Death Martin Louis "Marty" Paich, jazz arranger, dies at 70 1995 Death Frank Chacksfield, conductor/arranger, dies at 81 1995 Death Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger, dies at 82 1994 Death Charles Shirley, jazz arranger, dies at 74 1994 Death Irwin Kostal, U.S. arranger/conductor (Sound of Music), dies at 83 1994 Death Bill Challis, arranger/Pianist, dies at 90 1994 Death William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz Pianist/Arranger, dies at 79 1994 Death Zilner T Randolph, jazz Trumpeter/ Arranger, dies at 95 1994 Death Jay Blackton, U.S. conductor/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 84 1991 Death Ferry Barendse, trumpeter/composer/arranger (Ramblers), dies 1986 Death Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger, dies at 73 1982 Death Roy Webb, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar', dies at 94 1981 Death Robert Russell Bennett, U.S. composer/arranger (Oklahoma!), dies at 87 1972 Death Margaret A R Bonds, U.S. pianist/composer/arranger, dies at 59 1956 Birthday Dolf de Vries, Dutch musical/director/arranger, Josephine 1950 Birthday Kid Creole, born in the Bronx, New York, born Thomas August Darnell Browder, singer, lyricist, composer, arranger, producer, founder of Kid Creole and the Coconuts 1949 Birthday Mike Batt, born in Southampton, England, singer, composer, arranger, producer, helped created ecologically sensitive fictional creatures, The Wombles, wrote hit 'Bright Eyes' 1946 Birthday John Klemmer, born in Chicago, Illinois, musician, songwriter, arranger, saxophonist, plays jazz, pop, cross over jazz, co-written music with David Batteau 1942 Birthday Frank Mills, pianist/composer/arranger, Music Box Dancer 1939 Birthday Bob James, born in Marshall, Missouri, rocker, smooth jazz, fusion, arranger, producer, wrote "Nautilus" and "Take Me To Mardi Gras", two of the most sampled songs in hip hop history 1929 Birthday James Last, orchestra leader/composer/arranger 1926 Birthday Bill Justis, born in Birmingham, Alabama, musician, musical arranger, rock and roll pioneer, celebrated for Grammy Hall of Fame song "Raunchy" and Australian hit "Tamoure" 1921 Birthday Billy Ward, U.S. songwriter/singer/pianist/arranger, Dominoes 1919 Birthday Hershy Kay, Philadelphia Penn, composer/arranger, Olympic Hymn 1917 Birthday Robert Farnon, composer and conductor /arranger 1915 Birthday Pete Rugolo, bandleader/arranger, Fugitive 1914 Birthday William "Sabby" Lewis, jazz pianist/arranger 1914 Birthday Frank Chacksfield, arranger/orchestral leader 1913 Birthday Margaret A. R. Bonds, U.S. pianist, composer and arranger 1913 Birthday Rozelle Claxton, pianist/arranger 1912 Birthday Theodore "Teddy" Wilson, U.S. jazz pianist/arranger 1911 Birthday Silas Roy Crain, singer/arranger/songwriter 1909 Birthday Jay Blackton, born in New York City, conductor/arranger, Guys and Dolls 1908 Birthday John Waldo Green, New York City, composer, Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger 1904 Birthday Bill Challis, arranger/pianist 1899 Birthday Zilner T Randolph, jazz trumpeter/arranger 1894 Birthday Robert Russell Bennett, born in Kansas City, composer/arranger, Oklahoma! 1888 Birthday Roy Webb, born in New York City, New York, composer, arranger for over 200 films, Academy Award nominee, wrote fight song 'Roar, Lion, Roar'
