Johnny Green & His Orchestra

American pop composer, bandleader, and pianist Johnny Green wrote the majority of his hit songs during the 1930s, including his most famous tune, "Body and Soul." Born in 1908 in N.Y.C., Green went on to attend the New York Military Academy, and then Harvard, where he composed "Coquette" with lyricist Gus Kahn, and worked occasionally as an arranger, including arranging for Guy Lombardo. After graduating in 1928, Green obeyed his father's wishes and got a job on Wall Street, but quit after about a year of this to pursue his lifelong interest in music. 1930 brought Green two su...