Died On This Date (June 4, 2008) Bill Finegan / Arranger For Tommy Dorsey & Glenn Miller
themusicsover Bill Finegan
April 3, 1917 – June 4, 2008
Bill Finegan, was a music arranger that helped such big band greats as Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller formulate their sounds. He arranged suts hits as “Sunrise Serenade,” and “Little Brown Jug.” Finegan also arranged music for films like The Fabulous Dorseys, Orchestra Wives and Sun Valley Serenade. In later years, Fenegan wrote music for commercials and taught music at the Univerisity of Bridgeport. Bill Finegan died from complications of pneumonia at the age of 90.