Milton DeLugg

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Milton DeLugg , occasionally also De Lugg or Delugg , (born December 2, 1918 in Los Angeles , California , † April 6, 2015 there ) was an American musician ( accordion ), composer , arranger and conductor .

Life

Milton Delugg studied music at UCLA , where he was taught by Tibor Serly , among others . He then found work as a musician on the radio. During World War II he served on the radio for the United States Army Air Forces . After his release he found work on the radio again and occasionally composed for theater productions. In 1946 he recorded titles such as "Bugle Call Rag" and " Exactly Like You " under his own name ; In 1950 he accompanied Charlie Parker on an NBC radio session.

From the beginning of the 1950s he worked regularly on music composition for television and film productions. In 1956 he recorded the album Add a Part Jazz - and You for Columbia Records with an all-star formation. a. Billy Butterfield , Phil Bodner , Hank Jones , Bernie Leighton , Tony Mottola , Barry Galbraith , Milt Hinton and Don Lamond included. Delugg made his debut as a film composer in the mid-1950s with the new compositions for the German fairy tale films Cinderella , Puss in Boots , Sleeping Beauty and Snow White .

Delugg worked for NBC as music director for over four decades, primarily responsible for shows such as Broadway Open House , The Tonight Show and The Gong Show . He wrote several jingles and composed several theme songs. Until recently he was still active as a composer and was responsible for the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade for several years .

DeLugg died of heart failure in his Los Angeles home on April 6, 2015, at the age of 96 .

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tom Lord The Jazz Discography (online, accessed April 8, 2015)
  2. ↑ Sam Roberts: Milton Delugg, Accordionist, Composer and 'Tonight Show' Bandleader, Dies at 96. In: The New York Times, April 12, 2015 (accessed April 13, 2015).
personal data
SURNAME DeLugg, Milton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American composer, arranger and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1918
PLACE OF BIRTH Los Angeles , California
DATE OF DEATH April 6, 2015
Place of death Los Angeles , California