Nelson Riddle was one of the finest arrangers in music history. He received Grammy nominations for arranging Frank Sinatra’s “Witchcraft,” “Nice ‘n’ Easy” and “Call Me Irresponsible” and won two ...

Christopher Riddle, the esteemed trombonist and leader of the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, has passed away at the age of 74 after a courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully on August 24, 2024.

Long after their deaths, composer Nelson Riddle and his wife Naomi are embroiled in a money fight more often found in divorce proceedings. Though the pair were married at the time of Riddle’s death in ...

In 1971, Hans Georg Brunner-Schwer, the founder of Germany's MPS Records, had an idea. But first he had two questions: Why would an arranger the likes of Nelson Riddle be reduced to composing, ...