Dick Reynolds (musician)
Dick Reynolds (Richard Eastis Reynolds) | |
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Occupation(s) | Arranger, songwriter |
Instruments | Trombone |
Associated acts | The Dick Reynolds Orchestra, The Four Freshmen, The Ray Anthony Orchestra |
Dick Reynolds was a musician, songwriter, and trombonist[1] best known as arranger for the Four Freshmen.[2] He also arranged for Frank Sinatra and authored "If I Ever Love Again", which Sinatra recorded in 1949.[1] Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys said of Reynolds: "[He's] just about a god to me. His work is the greatest, and the Freshmen's execution is too much."[3] Reynolds was later employed by Wilson for the recording of The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (1964) and Adult/Child (unreleased, 1977).[2]
As songwriter[]
- "Sweet Talk", single for Boots Randolph, written with Gene Fiocca
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Friedwald, Will (1995). Sinatra! the Song is You: A Singer's Art. Simon and Schuster. pp. 237–. ISBN 978-0-684-19368-7.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. pp. 57, 101, 371. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- ^ Nathan, David; Lindsay, Susan Gedutis (2001). Inside the Hits. Berklee Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0-634-01430-7.
External links[]
- Dick Reynolds at AllMusic
- Dick Reynolds discography at Discogs
Categories:
- 20th-century American composers
- American bandleaders
- American music arrangers
- American trombonists
- Male trombonists
- 20th-century American male musicians