Perry Botkin Jr., Grammy-winning TV and film composer, has died aged 87
The Happy Days of Garry Marshall writer John Scheinfeld, after Van Dyke Parks had shared a tribute via Twitter on Monday, the day Botkin died (January 18).Salmon Falls was orchestrated by the genial giant, arranger Perry Botkin Jr.Perry was taken by the new strain of Co-vid, Jan 18, ‘21 – Here’s Harry Nilsson https://t.co/NLzSeo0BqL (Perry and I collaborated on my first Nicholson score).— Van Dyke Parks (@thevandykeparks) January 18, 2021“Today I share the news that the man who discovered Harry [Nilsson] and signed him to his first publishing contract, a gentleman and gentle-man named Perry Botkin, passed away on Monday at age 87,” Scheinfeld wrote.“Perry was a magnificently talented composer, arranger, producer and story-teller, perhaps