Gordon Jenkins

Gordon Jenkins
Born
Gordon Hill Jenkins

(1910-05-12)May 12, 1910
Webster Groves, Missouri, U.S.
DiedMay 1, 1984(1984-05-01) (aged 73)
Malibu, California, U.S.
GenresPopular music
OccupationsComposer, arranger, conductor, musician
InstrumentPiano
Years active1930s–1980s

Gordon Hill Jenkins (May 12, 1910 – May 1, 1984) was an American arranger, composer, and pianist who was influential in popular music in the 1940s and 1950s. Jenkins worked with The Andrews Sisters, Johnny Cash, The Weavers, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Harry Nilsson, Peggy Lee and Ella Fitzgerald.

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