Dick Mango

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

Selected compositions and arrangements

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

Former members of the Dick Mango Orchestra

Bob Olsen (né Robert George Olsen; born 1929) — trumpet

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

References

↑ U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
↑ Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
↑ Dick Mango Orchestra, Down Beat, Vol. 24 (1957), pps. 5, 38, & 52
↑ Dick Mango's Orchestra Here, Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas), June 8, 1952
↑ The 1928 Spectator (Vandergrift HS Yearbook), pg. 54, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries, pt. 3, n. s. vol 39, U.S. Copyright Office
↑ 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)

This article about an American jazz saxophonist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.

[1] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

[2] Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002

[Downbeat_1957-3] 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

[Bob_Olsen_bio-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)