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Don Costa
Don Costa, born Dominick P. Costa in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, on
June 10, 1925, was an American conductor, arranger, record producer, and
guitarist who lived until 1983. He learned guitar as a child, joined the CBS
Radio Orchestra in his teens, and worked as a session musician in New York City.
In the mid-1950s, he became the head A&R man, chief arranger, and producer at
ABC-Paramount Records, where he discovered Paul Anka and signed Carole King.
Joining United Artists Records as A&R director in 1959, he released his
instrumental album The Theme from "The Unforgiven"...
