Arthur Greenslade

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Arthur Greenslade (4 May 1923, Northfleet, Kent – 27 November 2003 Sydney, Australia) was a British conductor and arranger for films and television as well as for a number of performers. In the 1950s he was pianist and arranger with the Oscar Rabin Band. He has arranged for Jack Jones, Chris Farlowe, Serge Gainsbourg, Genesis, Cat Stevens, Diana Ross and Dusty Springfield. For Shirley Bassey he famously arranged "Goldfinger" and "Send in the Clowns". He has conducted orchestras in the Hollywood Bowl and Carnegie Hall, and was Bassey's musical director [1].

With Andrew Oldham he wrote 'Headlines,' the B-side of 'Ride On Baby' (IM 038), by Chris Farlowe, which was released in 1966.

Greenslade has also conducted some "easy listening" classics.

He was most active in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Name	Greenslade, Arthur
Alternative names
Short description	English conductor and arranger for film and television scores
Date of birth	4 May 1923
Place of birth	Northfleet, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Date of death	27 November 2003
Place of death	Sydney Australia