Al De Lory

American songwriter, composer, conductor, arranger, producer and pianist.

Father of [a=Donna de Lory].

He was the producer and arranger of a series of hits by [a175776] in the 1960s, including

[i]Gentle on My Mind, By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Wichita Lineman[/i] and [i]Galveston[/i]

Inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2007.

Born January 31, 1930 in Los Angeles, California,

Died February 5, 2012 in Nashville, Tennessee