Larry Fallon (born Lawrence James Freaso; September 8, 1936 – June 2, 2005) was an American

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arranger In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orches ...

and

record producer A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure.Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as ...

Career

Fallon's arranger credits include

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's '' Chelsea Girl'',

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's '' Wonderful World, Beautiful People'', the

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Gimme Shelter "Gimme Shelter" is a song by English rock band the Rolling Stones. Released as the opening track from band's 1969 album ''Let It Bleed''. The song covers topics of war, murder, rape and fear. It features prominent guest vocals by American singer ...

" and

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's ''Bridges''. He played the distinctive

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arrangement on Morrison's "

Cyprus Avenue "Cyprus Avenue" is a song written by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison and included on his 1968 album ''Astral Weeks''. It refers to Cyprus Avenue, a residential street in Morrison's hometown of Belfast, Northern Ireland. In perfor ...

". He also arranged horns and strings on the

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's first album, ''

''. He co-wrote Traffic's "Shanghai Noodle Factory." Fallon died in Hoboken, New Jersey, at the age of 68.

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