Real name: Wilford Lawshe Holcombe II

Effective period / Period of releases: 1996

Born November 9, 1924 in Trenton, New Jersey,
† April 25, 2010 in Trenton, New Jersey,
As a American composer, arranger, studio musician, and administrator. Bill worked with Tommy Dorsey, 101 Strings, Peter Nero, and over 100 symphony orchestras, nationally and internationally. He also wrote more than 15 film scores. Studies at Julliard led to individual work with Sy Oliver and Dick Jacobs. Bill founded Musicians Publications and wrote hundreds of compositions for smaller ensembles as well as educational works and arrangements for students. As a musician, Bill played flute, clarinet and saxophone and in his early career performed with Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra, Tex Beneke, Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians, and the New York radio station WMGM "Theatre of the Air." He was also a Decca Records staff player.

His son is Bill Holcombe.