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Bing Crosby with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra

See full PHOTO from: Riddle Family Official site
While at Capitol, Riddle continued his successful career arranging music for film, most notably with MGM's Conrad Salinger on the first onscreen duet between Bing Crosby and Sinatra in High Society (1956), and the 1957 film version of Pal Joey directed by George Sidney for Columbia Pictures. more at WIKIPEDIA
                 

 VIDEO: Bing's recording of "Seven Nights A Week" from 1957. The song was written by Sammy Cahn and James Van Heusen. This was Bing's first recording with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra.

BIO BOOK September In The Rain - Peter Levinson

 SEPTEMBER IN THE RAIN is a biography of Nelson Riddle who will forever be linked with the music and recordings of such unforgettable vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, and dozens of others. Riddle not only helped to establish Nat “King” Cole’s career in the 1950s, but was also a major participant in reviving Frank Sinatra’s musical career. He served as arranger for many of Sinatra’s albums, as well as musical director for many of the singer’s television specials and feature films. Later, this renowned arranger was active in writing the scores for such television shows and feature films as Route 66, The Untouchables, Robin and the Seven Hoods, Paint Your Wagon, and The Great Gatsby, for which he won an Academy Award. Also read:
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