Biography
Robert Reiniger Meredith Willson (May 18, 1902 – June 15, 1984) was an American flautist, composer, conductor, musical arranger, bandleader, playwright, and writer. He is perhaps best known for writing the book, music, and lyrics for the 1957 hit Broadway musical The Music Man and "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas" (1951). Willson wrote three other musicals, two of which appeared on Broadway, and composed symphonies and popular songs. He was twice nominated for Academy Awards for film scores.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
A Hard Day's Night
1964
With The Beatles
1963
Meet The Beatles!
1964
Merry Christmas
1955
The Beatles' Second Album
1964
Anthology 1
1995
A Very She & Him Christmas
2011
The Beatles In Mono
2009
Christmas
2011
Live At The BBC
1994
Christmas With The Chipmunks
1963
The Beatles
2009
Silver Bullets
1973
Live! At The Star-Club In Hamburg, Germany; 1962
1977
On Air - Live At The BBC Volume 2
2013
1st Live Recordings (Volume One)
1979
Freedom Suite
1958
The Decca Tapes
1979
The Beatles Collection
1978
The Music Man (Original Soundtrack)
1962
Chet Atkins' Teensville
1960
The Music Man - Original Broadway Cast
1958
Aretha
2021
The Beatles Beat
1964
Credited work
4,646 releases · 761 albums · active 1951–2025
- Performance · 4,911
- Other credits · 323
Studios: Maida Vale Studios · Paris Theatre, London · Aeolian Hall · Broadcasting House, London
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- The Beatles
- Arthur Fiedler
- Bing Crosby
- Jim Reeves
- Beto Guedes
- Henry Mancini
- Frank Sinatra