Stan Applebaum | |
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| Birth name | Stanley Seymour Applebaum |
| Born | March 1, 1922 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 2019 (aged 96) |
| Genres | Pop, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Arranger, composer, musician |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1940s–2019 |
Stanley Seymour Applebaum (March 1, 1922 – February 23, 2019) was an American composer, arranger, musician and conductor. He arranged the orchestration on many pop hit records, most notably in the early 1960s, including The Drifters' "Save the Last Dance for Me"; Ben E. King's "Spanish Harlem" and "Stand By Me"; Brian Hyland's "Sealed with a Kiss"; and Neil Sedaka's "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do".