Finegan, Bill
William J. 'Bill' Finegan, an American Jazz band leader, pianist, arranger, and composer. Born in Newark, N.J. in 1917, Finegan grew up in a household full of piano players. He was already having an impact on the world of music as a teenager: he was one of schoolmate Nelson Riddle's earliest teachers. He spent time studying at the Paris Conservatory. Finegan was a staff arranger for Glenn Miller. He remained with Miller until 1942 and arranged such hits as Little Brown Jug, Sunrise Serenade, and Song of the Volga Boatmen. Finegan also arranged music for films in which the band appeared, such as Sun Valley Serenade (1941) and Orchestra Wives (1942). He then worked off and on for Tommy Dorsey from 1942 to 1952, including on the 1947 film The Fabulous Dorseys.
Finegan lived in Europe from 1948 to 1950. After returning to the United States, Finegan and Eddie Sauter formed a highly successful ensemble, the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra, which remained active until 1957. The Sauter-Finnegan Orchestra was one of the most forward-looking and experimental dance bands of its time. His composition Doodletown Fifers was one of the Sauter-Finegan Orchestra's best-known originals. Following this Finegan found work in advertising, writing music for commercials. In the 1970s, he arranged for the Glenn Miller Orchestra and Mel Lewis's orchestra. He taught jazz at the University of Bridgeport in the 1980s. He continued to write for jazz stars intermittently until his death in 2008.
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