Dick Grove
Richard Dean Grove (December 18, 1927 – December 26, 1998) was an American musician, composer, arranger, and educator. He is best known as the founder of the Dick Grove School of Music. Its students include Jerry Finn, Michael Jackson, Linda Ronstadt, and Barry Manilow, and its teachers Henry Mancini, Bill Conti, and Lalo Schifrin. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1927 (Lakeville (town in Indiana, United States)), Died December 26, 1998 (Laughlin (census designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: piano
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | L 9397 | 7/17/1956 | Ghost talk | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9398 | 7/17/1956 | Motif | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9399 | 7/17/1956 | Mood | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9400 | 7/17/1956 | Westlake bounce | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9401 | 7/17/1956 | Theme | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9402 | 7/17/1956 | La Paz | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9438 | 8/2/1956 | Jive at five | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9439 | 8/2/1956 | Topsy | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9440 | 8/2/1956 | Billy boy | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9441 | 8/2/1956 | Softly as in a morning sunrise | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano | |||
| Decca | L 9442 | 8/2/1956 | Billie's bounce | Westlake College Quintet | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Grove, Dick," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/319073.
Grove, Dick. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/319073.
"Grove, Dick." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Grove, Dick, 1927-1998 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98016725
Wikidata: Dick Grove - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5272958
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/56223105
MusicBrainz: Dick Grove - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a5a71cc1-ecbe-4dc1-856b-be8770e16e13
ISNI: 0000 0000 6402 992X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000006402992X
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