Arranger, composer ("Young at Heart"), multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Johnny Richards was a child prodigy, adept at playing trumpet, violin and banjo by the age of ten and performing in vaudeville. He later added saxophone to his repertoire and learned the art of arranging at Syracuse University. In 1931, he went to England and then to Hollywood to write film music, at which time he enjoyed a stint under maestro Victor Young at Paramount. Having established something of a reputation as a p...
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