J. Hill
J. Hill (born James Hill) is an American music
arranger who worked extensively in his earlier years as a brass player in
big bands, later on taking up music arranging. He has received three
Emmy Awards. For
Les Brown Orchestra, he composed many arrangements. He eventually spread out into freelance arranging, doing charts for
Lawrence Welk,
Harry James, Bob Hope, and others.
He also became chief arranger for the first four years of the
Dean Martin Show (which featured Bandleader "Les Brown and his Band of Renown"), producing orchestrations for Dean and his co-stars to sing behind. He was eventually replaced on the show by
Van Alexander
who did the remainder of the show's run.
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