Joe Harnell

Easy listening composer and arranger Joe Harnell was born in the Bronx, New York, on August 2, 1924. The son of a former vaudevillian, he initiated piano studies at the age of six and was playing professionally by 14, performing with a series of jazz bands (including his father's Catskills klezmer combo) while continuing his studies. After receiving a music scholarship to the University of Miami, Harnell joined the U.S. Air Force in 1943, soon joining the Glenn Miller Air Force Band. While stationed in Paris, he studied composition with Nadia Boulanger, followed by a stint und...