The Pete King Chorale

b. 8 August 1914, Greenville, Ohio, USA, d. 21 September 1982, Newport Beach, California, USA. King took an early interest in music, leading to studies at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and the University of Michigan. He began working in radio in New York, including The Fred Allen Show, one of the most popular comedy shows of the period. In the mid-40s, he relocated to Los Angeles where he continued working in radio, now with artists such as Jackie Gleason and Bing Crosby. He became an in-demand orchestral leader and arranger on record albums for Billy Vaughn, Lawrence W...