Arranger
Nelson Riddle
The arrangements behind Sinatra's Capitol years, which is most of what people mean by Sinatra.
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many vocalists at Capitol Records, including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Johnny Mathis, Rosemary Clooney and Keely Smith. He scored and arranged music for many films and television shows, earning an Academy Award and three Grammy Awards. He found commercial and critical success with a new generation in the 1980s, in a trio of platinum albums with Linda Ronstadt.
- Born
- 1921-06-01, Oradell, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1985-10-06, Los Angeles, USAA Sunday, aged 64
- At birth
- Sun in Gemini, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1921-06-01, Oradell, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Gemini | 10°34′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 12°02′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Cancer | 2°11′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aries | 29°42′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 18°22′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 9°58′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 18°05′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 9°34′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 11°24′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 7°43′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1985-10-06, Los Angeles, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 13°27′ | Direct |
| Moon | Cancer | 8°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 23°39′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 17°57′ | Direct |
| Mars | Virgo | 16°53′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 7°08′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 25°24′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Sagittarius | 14°48′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 1°00′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 3°49′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Nelson Riddle was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
