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Richard J. Mango (15 July 1912 in Pennsylvania – 8 June 1975 in Olmsted County, Minnesota[1][2]) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer.[3][4] He attended Vandergrift High School in 1927-28 as a Freshman.[5]

Selected compositions and arrangements

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  • You're the Answer, William S. Mango (Dick's brother; 1914–2001) & Richard J. Mango © Sept 14, 1944 (41433)[6]

Former members of the Dick Mango Orchestra

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  • Bob Olsen (né Robert George Olsen; born 1929) — trumpet[7]

-Kenny White Alto Sax 12/18/1934 Grand Junction Colorado - Presently Klamath Falls Oregon

References

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  1. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
  2. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
  3. Dick Mango Orchestra, Down Beat, Vol. 24 (1957), pps. 5, 38, & 52
  4. Dick Mango's Orchestra Here, Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas), June 8, 1952
  5. The 1928 Spectator (Vandergrift HS Yearbook), pg. 54, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
  6. Catalog of Copyright Entries, pt. 3, n. s. vol 39, U.S. Copyright Office
  7. Biography: Bob Olsen, 2001 inductee to the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Nebraska Music Hall of Fame Foundation, Jim Casey (founder & president) (Olsen photos Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine) (accessed 24 October 2013)