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Johnny Green

real name John Waldo Green

Johnny Green is credited on 9,314 releases across 2,729 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor, born October 10, 1908 in New York City, New York, USA, died on May 15, 1989 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. Know for composing the music for traditional pop standards including "Body and Soul," "Out of Nowhere," "I Cover the Waterfront," and "Coquette."
Husband of actress, consumer advocate, and spokesperson Betty Furness, Father of singer/songwriters and actresses and Kathe Green.
For the British vocalist of the 40s, see Johnny Green.
Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He charted twelve times with his orchestra and songs he wrote or co-wrote have charted 40 times, the last two--"Body and Soul" by Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse in 2011 and "Forget About the Blame" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 2015. "Body and Soul" (co-written with Edward Heyman, Robert Sour & Frank Eyton) has charted 13 times itself--7 times by different artists in 1930 alone.

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