Russ Case(1912-1964)
- Music Department
- Actor
- Composer
Composer, bandleader, conductor, songwriter, arranger and trumpeter.
After a high-school education, he became a freelance arranger and
trumpeter from 1927 to 1945, and then until 1964 conducted the
orchestras for many network and local radio and television programs,
and also made many records. Joining ASCAP in 1957, his popular-song
compositions include "Midnight Oil", "Sliphorn Sam", "La Valse",
"Frantic Fiddles", "Gambler's Ballet", "Little Genius Ballet" and
"Gabriel's Heater".
