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Also known as Morton Sanford Garson

Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music (1924-2008)

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Person
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Male
Origin
Canada
Active from
1924-07-20
Active to
2008-01-04
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Morton Sanford Garson (20 July 1924 – 4 January 2008) was a Canadian composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s, such as Mother Earth's Plantasia (1976). He also co-wrote several hit songs, including "Our Day Will Come", a hit for Ruby & the Romantics. According to Allmusic, Mort Garson boasts one of the most distinctive and outright bizarre resumés in popular music, spanning from easy listening to occult-influenced s

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Morton Sanford Garson
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Mort Garson
date of birth
1924-07-20
date of death
2008-01-04
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