He was also fortunate to play in the orchestra and write arrangements for John Scott Trotter on Bing Crosby's Kraft Music Hall. In for broadcast on December 23, 1944. I Taw a Putty Tat. His last great project was the documentation on record of swing era music, commissioned by Time-Life, and completed in 1973. The discography covers Billy May as arranger and composer from 1944-1998, as sideman and arranger for others, his work on radio, television, movies, and international appearances, his road band, recordings, both domestic and foreign, and his transcriptions.
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It makes for good, and often fun, reading. Billy May is much more amazing to me today than he was yesterday, and that is going some. I am confident purchasers will be full satisfied, as there is enough information to occupy many happy hours tracing the career of popular music's most interesting character. Inc. All rights reserved.