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Nelson Riddle

1921 - 1985

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nelson Riddle has received more than 814,406 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Nelson Riddle is the 1,789th most popular musician (down from 1,698th in 2019), the 9,055th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,573rd in 2019) and the 717th most popular American Musician.

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  • 19

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nelson Riddle ranks 1,789 out of 2,662Before him are Marc Minkowski, Dave Farrell, Tony MacAlpine, Zayn Malik, Solomon, and Ronald Brautigam. After him are Jule Styne, Marin Alsop, Dwight Yoakam, Robert Del Naja, Luciano Ligabue, and Tobias Sammet.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Nelson Riddle ranks 360Before him are R. K. Laxman, Sam Tingle, Susan Peters, Edmondo Fabbri, Ann Savage, and Seymour Benzer. After him are Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Gene Saks, Lennart Strand, Jacques Friedel, Paul Falk, and Gordon Thomas. Among people deceased in 1985, Nelson Riddle ranks 221Before him are Alister Hardy, Robert Surtees, Isabel Jeans, C. B. van Niel, Nicholas Colasanto, and Olav Sunde. After him are Alvah Bessie, Jacques de Lacretelle, Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Fredy Perlman, Tom Richards, and Dan White.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Nelson Riddle ranks 9,055 out of 18,182Before him are Sabin Carr (1904), Richard Cheese (1965), Jay Park (1987), Toni Frissell (1907), Gregg Rolie (1947), and John Carroll (1735). After him are Ethan Suplee (1976), Karl Taylor Compton (1887), Redd Foxx (1922), Bryan D. O'Connor (1946), Eric Adams (1960), and Joe Mantell (1915).

Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Nelson Riddle ranks 717Before him are Jack Casady (1944), Albert Ammons (1907), Sam Rivers (1923), Shannon Leto (1970), Dave Farrell (1977), and Tony MacAlpine (1960). After him are Marin Alsop (1956), Dwight Yoakam (1956), Richard Fortus (1966), Dale Crover (1967), Stanley Jordan (1959), and Jim Gordon (1945).