Mort Garson

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Morton Sanford Garson (20 July 1924 – 4 January 2008) was a Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s, such as Mother Earth's Plantasia (1976), He also co-wrote several hit songs, including "Our Day Will Come", a hit for Ruby & the Romantics. According to Allmusic, "Mort Garson boasts one of the most unique and outright bizarre resumés in popular music, spanning from easy listening to occult-influenced space-age electronic pop."

Birth and Death Data: Born July 20, 1924 (Saint John), Died January 4, 2008 (San Francisco)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Decca	100447		8/16/1956	Scotch freight	Mort Garson		instrumentalist, piano
Decca	100448		8/16/1956	Puppet on a string	Mort Garson		instrumentalist, piano

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Garson, Mort," accessed April 30, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/317152.

Garson, Mort. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 30, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/317152.

"Garson, Mort." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 30 April 2024.

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LCNAR: Garson, Mort - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91084979

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ISNI: 0000 0000 8100 3385 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081003385

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