Richard J. Mango (15 July 1912 in Pennsylvania – 8 June 1975 in Olmsted County, Minnesota) was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. He attended Vandergrift High School in 1927-28 as a Freshman.
Selected compositions and arrangements
- You're the Answer, William S. Mango (Dick's brother; 1914–2001) & Richard J. Mango © Sept 14, 1944 (41433)
Former members of the Dick Mango Orchestra
- Bob Olsen (né Robert George Olsen; born 1929) — trumpet
References
- U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
- Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002
- Dick Mango Orchestra, Down Beat, Vol. 24 (1957), pps. 5, 38, & 52
- Dick Mango's Orchestra Here, Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas), June 8, 1952
- The 1928 Spectator (Vandergrift HS Yearbook), pg. 54, Vandergrift, Pennsylvania
- Catalog of Copyright Entries, pt. 3, n. s. vol 39, U.S. Copyright Office
- Biography: Bob Olsen, 2001 inductee to the Nebraska Music Hall of Fame Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Nebraska Music Hall of Fame Foundation, Jim Casey (founder & president) (Olsen photos Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine) (accessed 24 October 2013)
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