Johnny Green

For the British vocalist of the 40s, see Johnny Green (17).
John "Johnny" Green (born October 10, 1908 in New York City, New York, USA) was an American pianist, composer, arranger and conductor. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1972. He died on May 15, 1989 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA. He charted twelve times with his orchestra and songs he wrote or co-wrote have charted 40 times, the last two--"Body and Soul" by Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse in 2011 and "Forget About the Blame" by Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 2015. "Body and Soul" (co-written with Edward Heyman, Robert Sour & Frank Eyton) has charted 13 times itself--7 times by different artists in 1930 alone.
Father of singer/songwriters and actresses Babbie Green and Kathe Green.