Dudley Brooks was an American jazz pianist, arranger, and composer. Brooks was born on December 22, 1913 in Los Angeles, California. While under contract to Paramount Studios, Brooks spent considerable time working as a session piano player at the Radio Recorders studio in Los Angeles. For many years, Radio Recorders was one of the best known recording studios in the country and hosted performers such as Charlie Parker, Louis Armstrong, and Elvis Presley. Presley was also under contract to Paramount Studios where he was filming movies to include Girls! Girls! Girls! and Blue Hawaii. Paramount, to ensure Presley's recordings and movies stayed on schedule, regularly provided studio musicians to Radio Recorders. As a result, Brooks developed a professional relationship with Presley that spanned decades. Together, they collaborated on many albums and movies to include: A Date with Elvis Blue Hawaii Elvis for Everyone Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4 Elvis Sings Flaming Star Elvis' Christmas Album Fun in Acapulco G.I. Blues Girls! Girls! Girls! It Happened at the World's Fair Kid Galahad Jailhouse Rock Let's Be Friends Loving You 

December 22nd, 1913 in Los Angeles  /  Died:   Jul 17th, 1989