Died On This Date (October 16, 2011) Pete Rugolo / Jazz Composer & Arranger
themusicsover Pietro Rugolo
December 25, 1915 – October 16, 2011
Pete Rugolo was an Italian born American jazz composer and arranger who, over a career that spanned over five decades worked on albums by the likes of June Christy, Nat King Cole, Harry Belafonte, Mel Torme, and Stan Kenton. Throughout the ’60s and ’70s, Rugolo focused primarily on television, helping create music for such TV programs as Leave It To Beaver, The Fugitive, Run For Your Life, and many others. He also arranged and composed music for several films up until his retirement in the late ’90s. Pete Rugolo was 95 when he passed away on October 16, 2011.
Thanks to Paul Bearer for the assist.