Sammy Nestico

Former staff arranger for ABC radio station, WCAE (now WTAE), Pittsburgh, Pa., born February 6, 1924, in Pittsburgh. Died January 17, 2021 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Highly respected trombonist and arranger who has directed the music programs at Westinghouse Memorial High School, Wilmerding Pa., Pierce College, Los Angeles, Ca. and the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. Former member of the U.S. Air Force Band and U.S. Marine Band. He has orchestrated for such major film studios as 20th Century Fox, Universal, Paramount, Warner Brothers, MGM and Columbia. He has also arranged and/or conducted albums for recording artists Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand, Natalie Cole, Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Sarah Vaughan, Toni Tennille, Patti Austin, Nancy Wilson, Pia Zadora, Paul Anka, Pat Boone, Ronnie Milsap, Daniel Rodriguez and others.