John Franklin Grimsley (18 October 1925 – June 8, 2015) known as Jack Grimsley was an

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musical director and composer who worked as the Musical Director at

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between 1966 and 1988. He also worked on many compilation albums involving various styles of music, including

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and

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. Grimsley responsible for the creating the theme music of ''

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'' and ''

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'' in Australia. The 2005 revival of ''Sale of the Century'', known as ''

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'' did not use Grimsley's theme, although ''Wheel of Fortune'' kept the original score with an updated rendition of his theme in 1995. Grimsley also worked on shows such as '' Blankety Blanks'', '' Benny Hill Down Under'', and the ''

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'' era of ''

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''. His orchestra provided the score for the musical ''Say It With Music''. Grimsley worked with many famous Australian musicians such as John Williamson and even played instruments on their albums such as the piano on '' Road Thru The Heart'' and '' Boomerang Café''. He died on 8 June 2015, aged 89.

References

1925 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Australian musicians

External links

* {{Australia-musician-stub