Linton S. Garner(1915-2003)
- Actor
- Composer
- Music Department
Composer and pianist, the older brother of
Erroll Garner, and a pianist in the
Fletcher Henderson orchestra. He
served in the U.S. military during World War II, then was a pianist and
arranger for Billy Eckstine's orchestra,
and an arranger for Dizzy Gillespie.
From 1947, he was a pianist in small groups, and he joined ASCAP in
1960.