Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) 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... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Lisbon Antigua - #2: Port Au Prince - #3: Route 66 Theme - #4: Theme from The Proud Ones - #5: I've Got a Crush on You| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1955 | Lisbon Antigua | 236 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 12/1955 | 236 | US ✫1 | MP3 | as Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra instrumental [Capitol 3287] written by Raul Portela, Jose Galhardo, Amadeu do Vale & Harry Dupree | |||
| 2. | 1962 | The Best of Nelson Riddle | 46 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 06/1962 | 46 | US 30 • US AC 9 | MP3 | as Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra instrumental [Capitol 4741] written by Nelson Riddle | |||
| 3. | 1967 | Nelson Riddle Conducts The Bright & The Beautiful | 4 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 04/1967 | 4 | US AC 33 | MP3 | [Liberty 55952] written by Sammy Cahn & Jimmy Van Heusen | |||
| 4. | 1984 | What's New | 13 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1984 | 13 | US AC 7 | MP3 | [Asylum 69752] written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin | |||
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