# Al De Lory > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Al_De_Lory > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Al_De_Lory.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_De_Lory > Source revision: 1356261915 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American record producer, arranger, and musician (1930–2012)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Al De Lory | image = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Alfred V. De Lory | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|1|31}} | birth_place = [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles), U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2012|2|5|1930|1|31}} | death_place = [Nashville, Tennessee](/source/Nashville%2C_Tennessee), U.S. | genre = [Pop](/source/pop_music), [surf rock](/source/surf_rock), [country](/source/country_music) | occupation = Record producer, [arranger](/source/Arrangement), composer, musician, conductor | instrument = Keyboards | years_active = 1950s–2000s | label = [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records) | past_member_of = [The Wrecking Crew](/source/The_Wrecking_Crew_(music)) }} '''Alfred V. De Lory''' (January 31, 1930 – February 5, 2012) was an American [record producer](/source/record_producer), [arranger](/source/arranger), conductor and [session musician](/source/session_musician).{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=al-delory-mn0000605609 |tab=biography |pure_url=yes}} |title=Al De Lory Biography |first=Bruce |last=Eder |publisher=[All Media Network](/source/All_Media_Network) |website=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) |access-date=August 9, 2017}} He was the producer and arranger of a series of worldwide hits by [Glen Campbell](/source/Glen_Campbell) in the 1960s, including [John Hartford](/source/John_Hartford)'s "[Gentle on My Mind](/source/Gentle_on_My_Mind_(song))", [Jimmy Webb](/source/Jimmy_Webb)'s "[By the Time I Get to Phoenix](/source/By_the_Time_I_Get_to_Phoenix_(song))", "[Wichita Lineman](/source/Wichita_Lineman)" and "[Galveston](/source/Galveston_(song))". He was also a member of the 1960s Los Angeles session musicians known as [the Wrecking Crew](/source/The_Wrecking_Crew_(music)), and inducted into the [Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum](/source/Musicians_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum) in 2007. ==Biography== Born in Los Angeles, De Lory was the son of a studio musician. As a child he studied piano and began arranging music while in the Army. Upon his discharge, he worked as a pianist in studio orchestras and in clubs. In the late 1950s De Lory co-wrote the 1960 #1 hit novelty song "[Mr. Custer](/source/Mr._Custer)", recorded by [Larry Verne](/source/Larry_Verne). As an L.A. based session musician in the early 1960s De Lory played keyboards for various [Phil Spector](/source/Phil_Spector) "[Wall of Sound](/source/Wall_of_Sound)" productions, recordings of [Surf rock](/source/Surf_rock), and [The Beach Boys](/source/The_Beach_Boys)' ''[Pet Sounds](/source/Pet_Sounds)''.{{cite web |url=http://albumlinernotes.com/Al_de_Lory.html |title=Al De Lory Interview |website=Album Liner Notes |access-date=August 9, 2017}} By the mid-1960s [Ken Nelson](/source/Ken_Nelson_(United_States_record_producer)) had hired him as producer and arranger for [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records), and he provided a key element in the success of Glen Campbell's million selling hit singles and albums from 1967 to 1972. As a bandleader he had his own hit in 1970 with an instrumental version of the "[Song from M*A*S*H](/source/Suicide_is_Painless)". In the 1970s he moved to [Nashville](/source/Nashville), producing country artists and film soundtracks, (including ''[The Devil's Rain](/source/The_Devil's_Rain_(film))''). He also played and recorded with his own [Latin Jazz](/source/Latin_Jazz) groups. De Lory's youngest child, daughter, [Donna De Lory](/source/Donna_De_Lory), is a singer, session musician and recording artist. De Lory and [Niki Haris](/source/Niki_Haris) were backing vocalists for [Madonna](/source/Madonna_(entertainer)), appearing on numerous albums, in videos and accompanying her on tour. De Lory's oldest daughter, Jolene, appeared on the single "Sing," by [The Carpenters](/source/The_Carpenters). His son, Alan DeLory, is also a singer/songwriter.{{cite web|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Singer-Donna-De-Lory-stretches-her-talents/31745.html |title=6291 - Singer Donna De Lory stretches her talents - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive - Windy City Times |website=Windycitymediagroup.com |date=11 May 2011 |access-date=2020-03-09}}{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?n=jolene-d-delory&pid=19404725&fhid=4752 |title=Jolene Delory Obituary - Louisville, KY | Courier-Journal |website=Legacy.com |access-date=2020-03-09}}{{cite web|url=https://hunnypotunlimited.com/events/hpl-432-1-6-2020 |title=Hunnypot | Where Music Lovers Go To Play - DONNA DE LORY (GUEST INTERVIEW/DJ SET) + LA MACHINE DE RÊVE + ZEUS REBEL WATERS + h2the + SUN IN CHINA + MIKE MILLIE & (DJ) VEGGIE TRON + HUNNYPOT DANCE PARTY |website=Hunnypotunlimited.com |date=2016-02-13 |access-date=2020-03-09}} De Lory died in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 82.{{cite book |url={{Google books|LO3ymSmVrlMC|page=76|plainurl=yes}} |title=Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2012 |first=Harris M., III |last=Lentz |publisher=[McFarland & Company](/source/McFarland_%26_Company) |year=2013 |page=76 |isbn=978-0786470631}} ==Selected discography== ===As session musician=== *1962 "[He's a Rebel](/source/He's_a_Rebel)" – [The Crystals](/source/The_Crystals). Produced by [Phil Spector](/source/Phil_Spector) *1963 "[Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah](/source/Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah)" – [Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans](/source/Bob_B._Soxx_%26_the_Blue_Jeans). Produced by Phil Spector *1963 ''[A Christmas Gift for You](/source/A_Christmas_Gift_for_You)'' – Various Artists. Produced by Phil Spector *1963 "[Hey Little Cobra](/source/Hey_Little_Cobra)" – [The Rip Chords](/source/The_Rip_Chords_(band)). Produced by [Terry Melcher](/source/Terry_Melcher) and [Bruce Johnston](/source/Bruce_Johnston) *1965 ''[Wonderful Life](/source/Wonderful_Life_(Irene_Kral_album))'' – [Irene Kral](/source/Irene_Kral) *1966 ''[Pet Sounds](/source/Pet_Sounds)'' – [The Beach Boys](/source/The_Beach_Boys). Produced by [Brian Wilson](/source/Brian_Wilson) Also [Jan & Dean](/source/Jan_%26_Dean), [The Hondells](/source/The_Hondells), [Doris Day](/source/Doris_Day), [Tina Turner](/source/Tina_Turner), [The Righteous Brothers](/source/The_Righteous_Brothers) ===As producer and/or arranger=== ====Glen Campbell albums==== *1967 ''[Burning Bridges](/source/Burning_Bridges_(Glen_Campbell_album))'' *1967 ''[Gentle on My Mind](/source/Gentle_on_My_Mind_(1967_Glen_Campbell_album))'' (#5 US album) *1967 ''[By the Time I Get to Phoenix](/source/By_the_Time_I_Get_to_Phoenix_(Glen_Campbell_album))'' (#15 US album) *1968 ''[Hey Little One](/source/Hey_Little_One)'' (#26 US album) *1968 ''[A New Place in the Sun](/source/A_New_Place_in_the_Sun)'' (#24 US album) *1968 ''[Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell](/source/Bobbie_Gentry_and_Glen_Campbell)'' (#11 US album) *1968 ''[That Christmas Feeling](/source/That_Christmas_Feeling)'' (#1 Billboard Christmas album) *1968 ''[Wichita Lineman](/source/Wichita_Lineman_(album))'' (#1 US album) *1969 ''[Galveston](/source/Galveston_(album))'' (#2 US album) *1969 ''[True Grit](/source/True_Grit_(Glen_Campbell_album))'' (#77 US album) *1969 ''[Glen Campbell Live](/source/Glen_Campbell_Live_(1969_album))'' (#13 US album) *1970 ''[Try a Little Kindness](/source/Try_a_Little_Kindness)'' (#12 US album) *1970 ''[Oh Happy Day](/source/Oh_Happy_Day_(Glen_Campbell_album))'' (#38 US album) *1970 ''[Norwood](/source/Norwood_(album))'' (#90 US album) *1970 ''[The Glen Campbell Goodtime Album](/source/The_Glen_Campbell_Goodtime_Album)'' (#27 US album) *1971 ''[The Last Time I Saw Her](/source/The_Last_Time_I_Saw_Her)'' (#87 US album) *1971 ''[Anne Murray / Glen Campbell](/source/Anne_Murray_%2F_Glen_Campbell)'' (#128 US album) *1972 ''[The Artistry of Glen Campbell](/source/The_Artistry_of_Glen_Campbell)'' ====Other artists==== [Donovan](/source/Donovan), [The Four Preps](/source/The_Four_Preps), [Dobie Gray](/source/Dobie_Gray), [The Lettermen](/source/The_Lettermen), [Donna Loren](/source/Donna_Loren), [Al Martino](/source/Al_Martino), [Anne Murray](/source/Anne_Murray), [Jim Nabors](/source/Jim_Nabors), [Wayne Newton](/source/Wayne_Newton), [Andy Russell](/source/Andy_Russell_(singer)), [The Sugar Shoppe](/source/The_Sugar_Shoppe), [The Turtles](/source/The_Turtles), [Ricky Van Shelton](/source/Ricky_Van_Shelton) ===As bandleader=== *1969 ''The Glen Campbell Song Book'' *1969 ''Plays "Midnight Cowboy"'' *1970 ''Plays Song from M*A*S*H'' *1970 ''Theme from Love Story and Other Themes of Romance'' *1980 ''Somebody's Knockin′'' *1996 ''Floreando: Salsa Jazz'' *2009 ''Hot Gandinga: Hotter Than Hot Salsa Jazz!'' ===Soundtrack composer=== *1973 ''[Jory](/source/Jory_(film))'' *1974 ''[Buster and Billie](/source/Buster_and_Billie)'' *1975 ''[The Devil's Rain](/source/The_Devil's_Rain_(film))'' *1985 ''What Comes Around'' ==Awards== *1967 [Grammy Award](/source/Grammy_Award) - [Best Country & Western Recording](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Country_%26_Western_Recording): "Gentle On My Mind". Producer: Al De Lory *1968 Grammy Award - [Album of the Year](/source/Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year): ''[By The Time I Get To Phoenix](/source/By_the_Time_I_Get_to_Phoenix_(Glen_Campbell_album))''. Producer: Al De Lory ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{Discogs artist|266413-Al-De-Lory}} *{{IMDb name|0209843}} {{The Wrecking Crew}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:De Lory, Al}} Category:1930 births Category:2012 deaths Category:Musicians from Los Angeles Category:20th-century American keyboardists Category:American music arrangers Category:Record producers from California Category:American session musicians Category:The Wrecking Crew (music) members Category:Phi-Dan Records artists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Al De Lory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_De_Lory) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_De_Lory?action=history)). 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