Sunday, June 1, 2014
Happy Birthday Nelson!
Live Performances
Legendary crooner Tony Christie teams up with the iconic Nelson Riddle Orchestra in the UK to celebrate the life and music of Frank Sinatra and friends, for the very first time
Conducted by Christopher Riddle and performed by Tony Christie Performance Dates, United Kingdom: Sun 24th May, The Apex Theatre, Bury St Edmunds Thu. 28th May, Medina Theatre, Isle Of Wight Sat 30th May. The Garrick [Read More]
Film & TV
Route 66 Theme Awarded
Nelson Riddle was honored by the museum of television and radio in 1998 for his Route 66 [Read More]
And The Academy Award Goes To…
Nelson Riddle‘s score for the Great Gatsby won him the Academy Award in 1975. Andre [Read More]
Nelson Riddle Orchestra
Happy Birthday Nelson!
This day in 1921 Nelson Riddle was born in Bergen Co., New Jersey. Today we are celebrating his life and incredible musical legacy a little further south at the Jersey Shore where the family moved to give the [Read More]
Recordings
Songs for Swingin’ Lovers!
This 1956 release found Sinatra and Riddle collaborating on a collection of upbeat, [Read More]
Cross Country Suite – 50 Years On
Nelson Riddle composed this series of pieces describing various areas of this country in [Read More]