The John Rodby Story

JOHN RODBY is a commercial musician by vocation and a composer of classical music by avocation. Born in Wahiawa, Oahu, Hawaii, September 14th, 1944, he moved with his family to the Los Angeles area at an early age. Formally educated at Cal State Northridge 966) and Cal State Long Beach (68) he did further independent study in composition from Leonard Berkowitx, Donald Michalsky and Albert Harris as well as independent study in piano with Sam Saxe, Ralph Pierce, Pater Hewitt and Julian Musafia. His Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra” previously released on Crystal Records was described by Hewell Turcuit in the San Francisco Examiner as casually masterful.. Packed with keen notions of sonority. Most of Mr. Rodby's career the past 35 years has been in TV and Film. He was musical director for Dinah Shore for 26 years, Musical Director of the CTW TV show Square I TV as well as musical director for The Shari Lewis TV Show, Lamb Chop's Sing Along, Play Along. He worked further as a keyboardist arranger for Frank Sinatra, Liza Minelli, Rita Moreno, Tiny Tim and Connie Francis. He also did work on TV shows such as Mitzi Gaynor, Dallas, Bob Newhart, Hart to Hart, Quincy, The Gong Show and X Files. He is currently musical director for Al Martino and arranger- producer- keyboardist for a series of CDs for Robert Clary and others. He lives in Woodland Hills with his wife, singer-actress Talya Ferro and continues to compose classical music when nobody's looking.

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