Birth Chart
Nelson Riddle
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr
Sun Gemini
Moon Aries
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Influences in signs
↣ Sun in Gemini - 10°32'
↣ Moon in Aries - 11°31'
↣ Mercury in Cancer - 02°08'
↣ Venus in Aries - 29°41'
↣ Mars in Gemini - 18°21'
↣ Jupiter in Virgo - 09°58'
↣ Saturn in Virgo - 18°05'
↣ Uranus in Pisces - 09°34'
↣ Neptune in Leo - 11°24'
↣ Pluto in Cancer - 07°43'
↣ North Node in Libra - 26°22'
Aspects
↣ Sun and Moon sextile (0°58' separating)
↣ Sun and Mars conjunction (7°49' applying)
↣ Sun and Jupiter square (0°34' separating)
↣ Sun and Uranus square (0°58' separating)
↣ Sun and Neptune sextile (0°52' applying)
↣ Moon and Saturn parallel
↣ Moon and Neptune trine (0°06' separating)
↣ Moon and Pluto square (3°47' separating)
↣ Mercury and Venus sextile (2°27' separating)
↣ Mercury and Pluto conjunction (5°35' applying)
↣ Mercury and North Node trine (5°47' separating)
↣ Venus and Jupiter parallel
↣ Venus and North Node opposition (3°19' separating) antiparallel
↣ Mars and Saturn square (0°16' separating)
↣ Jupiter and Saturn conjunction (8°07' applying)
↣ Jupiter and Uranus opposition (0°24' separating) antiparallel
↣ Jupiter and Pluto sextile (2°15' separating)
↣ Uranus and Pluto trine (1°51' applying)
Birth data
- Original name
- Nelson Smock Riddle Jr
- Chart date
- 01/06/1921
- Chart time
- No time
- Date and time quality
- XX Time not informed what does this mean?
- Data origin
- Astro-Databank
- Location
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Paramus (NJ), USA - Latitude and longitude
- 40°58' North · 74°02' West
- Time zone
- 04:00 West
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About
Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. was an American arranger, composer, conductor, and orchestrator whose work helped define the sound of popular music and the American standard from the postwar era through the 1980s. He was a key collaborator of major vocalists — including Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, and Peggy Lee — writing and shaping arrangements that became benchmarks in American song.
In addition to his work with singers, Riddle worked extensively in film and television, composing scores and themes that earned him an Academy Award and three Grammys. His discography includes solo albums and landmark collaborations, such as the sessions with Sinatra and his orchestral suites, as well as a late commercial resurgence in the 1980s producing a trilogy of albums with Linda Ronstadt.
Riddle’s legacy lies in the formal elegance of his arrangements, his ability to balance sophisticated orchestration with popular sensibility, and his lasting influence on subsequent arrangers and musical directors. His name remains associated with the golden age of American song and with excellence in the art of arranging.
