Russ Morgan

Russ Morgan
Background information
Birth nameRussell Morgan
Born(1904-04-29)April 29, 1904
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedAugust 7, 1969(1969-08-07) (aged 65)
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
GenresJazz, swing
Occupations
  • Bandleader
  • arranger
  • conductor
  • composer
Years active1920s–1960s

Russell Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969)[1] was an American big band leader and arranger during the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known for co-composing the song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You" with Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh, and was the first to record it in 1944.

  1. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1752/3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.