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Johnny Richards
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1911 – 1968
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Who was Johnny Richards?
Johnny Richards was a jazz arranger and composer in the mid-20th century United States. He was a pivotal arranger for some of the more adventurous, boisterous Stan Kenton big band performances on recordings in the 1950s and early 1960s: the Cuban Fire! and Kenton's West Side Story are probably the best known of those albums.
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- Born
- Nov 2, 1911
Toluca - Also known as
- Juan Manuel Cascales
- John Cascales
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Mexico
- Profession
- Education
- High school, Fullerton College
- Lived in
- Los Angeles
- New York City
- Fullerton
- Died
- Oct 7, 1968
New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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