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Askey, Gil

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Personal name headingAskey, Gil
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Variant(s)Askey, Gilbert A.
Askey, Gilbert Alexander
Associated placeDetroit (Mich.)
LocatedMelbourne (Vic.)
Birth date19250309
Death date20140409
Place of birthAustin (Tex.)
Place of deathMelbourne (Vic.)
Field of activityPopular music Music--Instruction and study
AffiliationMotown Record Corporation
Profession or occupationConductors (Music) Arrangers (Musicians) Trumpet players Music teachers
Found inRoss, D. Lady sings the blues [SR] 1994?, p1972: insert (Gil Askey; conductor, arranger)
U.S. copyright file, Feb. 4, 2009: (hdgs: Askey, Gil; Askey, Gilbert A., 1925-; Askey, Gilbert Alexander)
Los Angeles times WWW site, Apr. 17, 2014 (in obituary dated Apr. 15, 2014: Gil Askey; born March 9, 1925, in Austin, Texas; died April 9 in Melbourne, Australia; trumpeter, conductor and arranger for top Motown acts, including the Supremes, the Temptations and the Four Tops; Askey's work with Motown began in 1965; In 1980 he married an Australian woman and moved to Melbourne, where he taught music)