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- Birth nameRoscoe Vanos Hillman
- Songwriter ("Cumana", "My Devotion"), composer, guitarist, and author, educated at the University of Colorado. He was a sports reporter for the Denver Post, and performed with his father in vaudeville, then was a guitarist in dance orchestras, eventually writing and directing Army shows during World War II and going on to become a music director for NBC Television in Hollywood. Joining ASCAP in 1943, his other popular-song compositions include "Long May We Love", "Just Lately", "I Bought a Wooden Whistle", "My Serenade", "A Gal in Nogales", "It Began in Havana", "The New Look", and "Timbales".- IMDb Mini Biography By: Hup234!
- He was also guitarist for the Dorsey brothers orchestra, going with Jimmy after the brothers' split.
- Guitarist and occasional background vocalist for Kay Kyser's band, and appeared in three of the 7 Kay Kyser feature films.
- His song 'Come Runnin' was recorded by both Lena Horne and Johnny Mathis.
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