Ernie Freeman

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Ernie Freeman (b 16 August 1922, Cleveland, Ohio - d 16 May 1981, Hawaii) was an American pianist and arranger.

He played on numerous early rock and R&B sessions in Los Angeles in the 1950s, particularly on the Specialty, Modern, and Aladdin labels, as well as for white artists such as Duane Eddy and Bobby Vee. He issued a number of instrumental records of his own, including his cover of Bill Justis' "Raunchy" in 1957, which became his biggest solo success. He also played lead on the B. Bumble and the Stingers records, apart from "Nut Rocker".

He continued a successful session career in the 1960s, appearing on material by Frank Sinatra (Strangers in the night, Grammy award in 1967), Connie Francis (Jealous Heart, Addio, mi' amore) and Petula Clark (This is my song, For love), and becoming musical director with Reprise Records. In 1970 he contributed string arrangements to Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water album, before his retirement later in the decade.

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