Davie Cavanaugh

David Cavanaugh, also known as Dave Cavanaugh or occasionally Big Dave Cavanaugh.

b. March 13, 1919 - St. Paul, Minnesota
d. December 31, 1981 - Tarzana, California

American composer, arranger, musician, conductor, and producer. Worked as a session tenor saxophonist, and later, as a director of A&R, producer, and president of Capitol Records. Died of post-surgery heart complications.
Responsible for the rerecording & reissue of the TIME-LIFE series The Swing Era (15 Volumes with 3 LPs each box) together with Bill Miller