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Aug 15, 1909

Pop arranger Hugo Winterhalter is born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Noted for his work with Count Basie and Kate Smith, he joins Eddy Arnold in 1955 on a session that produces four hits, most notably a re-working of the classic "The Cattle Call"

Apr 28, 1955

Eddy Arnold records four hits with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra at Webster Hall in New York: "The Cattle Call," "The Richest Man (In The World)," "The Kentuckian Song" and "I Walked Alone Last Night"

Sep 17, 1973

Pop arranger Hugo Winterhalter dies in Greenwich, Connecticut. On top of work with such acts as Kate Smith and Count Basie, he joined Eddy Arnold for a 1955 New York session that yielded four hits, including a remake of "The Cattle Call"

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