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Meredith Willson

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Conducted by Meredith Willson
Real name
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson
Born
May 18, 1902
Died
June 15, 1984
Country
United States
IPI
00033018818 44 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Songwriter and composer, conductor and playwright. Early in his career, Willson played piccolo and flute, first in John Philip Sousa's band and then in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Willson was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores, and his most famous work, the Broadway show "The Music Man" , won the 1958 Tony for Best Musical and the Broadway Cast album won the fist ever Grammy for Best Original Cast Album (Broadway or TV). Willson was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1982.
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Covers by Meredith Willson

Title Performer Release date Originally by
listen on Internet Archive i 1942 Frances Langford with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young
listen on Internet Archive i   May 1942 Frances Demarest and John Reinhard PRF, M. Mayew and Henry Burr REC
i   February 1958 Eddie Hodges REC,REL,PRF
i   February 1958 Felicia Sanders REL, Barbara Cook PRF
i   February 1958 Ensemble [The Music Man, 1957] REL,PRF
i   February 1958 The Buffalo Bills PRF, The Four Preps with Orchestra conducted by Billy May REL
i February 1958 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Kenny Gardner and Vocal Group REL, The Buffalo Bills PRF, Barbara Cook
i   February 1958 Robert Preston REL,PRF
i   February 1958 Barbara Cook PRF,REL
i February 1958 Barbara Cook & Pert Kelton
i February 1958 Helen Raymond, Elaine Swann, Peggy Mondo, Adnia Rice, Martha Flynn, Company
i   February 1958 Robert Preston & Ensemble REL, Robert Preston PRF
i   February 1958 Iggie Wolfington & Ensemble PRF,REL
1949 Gene Krupa and His Orchestra
i February 1958 Company [The Music Man, 1957]
i 1942 Eric Coates and Symphony Orchestra
i   February 1958 Robert Preston REL,PRF
listen on Internet Archive i May 1942 Fred Douglas
i   February 1958 Eddie Hodges & Ensemble REL,PRF
i   February 1958 Meredith Willson and His Orchestra and Eileen Wilson, Barbara Cook and Robert Preston PRF, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra with Sue Raney REC,REL
1949 Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians