Ben Homer(1917-1975)
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Songwriter ("Sentimental Journey", "Bizet Has His Day"), composer and
arranger, educated at the New England Conservatory. He arranged for the
orchestras of Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Jimmy Dorsey, and Les Brown,
and also for films, records and television. Joining ASCAP in 1945, his
chief musical collaborator was Bud Green, and his other popular-song
and instrumental compositions included "Shoot the Sherbet to Me
Herbert" and "Joltin' Joe Di Maggio". His "Sentimental Journey",
recorded by Doris Day and Les Brown, was a major hit.
