Jack Nitzsche

Jack Nitzsche

Deceased · Born: Apr 22, 1937 · Died: Aug 25, 2000

2008

Personal Details

BornApr 22, 1937 Chicago, Illinois, USA
Spouse
  • Buffy Sainte-Marie

    ( Mar 19, 1982 to Aug 25, 2000 )
  • Gracia Ann May

    ( Feb 27, 1959 to Feb 6, 1978 )

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ​Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche (22 April 1937 – 25 August 2000) was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others. He also worked extensively in film scores, winning a song of the year Oscar in 1983 for co-writing "Up Where We Belong" (from An Officer and a Gentleman.)

Career