Jack Grimsley

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Jack Grimsley is an Australian musical director and composer who worked as the Musical Director at Channel 10 between 1966 and 1981. He has also worked on many compilation albums involving various styles of music, including jazz and swing music.

Grimsley is also responsible for the theme music to the original series of Wheel of Fortune and Sale of the Century in Australia. The new version, known as Temptation does not use the Grimsley score. As of February 2006 Wheel of Fortune is continuing to use his score after its hiatus during 2005. Grimsley also worked on shows such as Blankety Blanks and Benny Hill Down Under.

Grimsley has worked with many famous Australian musicians such as John Williamson and even played instruments on their albums such as the piano on Road Thru The Heart and Boomerang Café.

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