Johnny Green
Johnny Green · Arts & Literature
Songwriter (Body and Soul)
1908, New York City, USA — 1989, Beverly Hills, California, USA
United States
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Johnny Green was an American composer, songwriter, arranger and conductor of Jewish heritage, best remembered for writing the jazz standard 'Body and Soul', one of the most-recorded songs in history. As a music director at MGM he won five Academy Awards for scoring and adapting films including 'An American in Paris' and 'West Side Story'. He was a central figure of the Hollywood studio-era sound.
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Songwriter (Body and Soul)
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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