Mort Garson
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 distinctive and outright bizarre resumés in popular music, spanning from easy listening to occult-influenced space-age electronic pop. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Saint John (city in New Brunswick, Canada), Died January 4, 2008 (San Francisco (consolidated city and county in California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1950 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, songwriter
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | E0VB-3818 | 10-in. | 2/24/1950 | Silver dollar; arranged | The Honeydreamers ; Henri René | Mixed vocal group, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
| Decca | 100447 | 8/16/1956 | Scotch freight | Mort Garson | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | 100448 | 8/16/1956 | Puppet on a string | Mort Garson | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Garson, Mort," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/317152.
Garson, Mort. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/317152.
"Garson, Mort." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Mort Garson
Discogs: Mort Garson
Allmusic: Mort Garson
IMDb: Mort Garson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Garson, Mort - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91084979
Wikidata: Mort Garson - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3324460
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/21321468
MusicBrainz: Mort Garson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c47028fa-0086-426d-a7b8-ed20eba3ed61
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