Bugs Bower

Maurice Bower (July 16, 1922 – September 28, 2019), known professionally as Bugs Bower, was an American composer, music arranger, bandleader and record producer. He was awarded nine Gold Record Million Seller Awards and two Grammy Awards.

Life and career Maurice "Bugs" Bower was born at Atlantic City Hospital in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Drafted on October 28, 1942, into the 89th Infantry Division, He also received the nicknamed "Bugs" by his army buddies because he was "skinny, had a strong New Jersey accent ... and he was always moving around, always had a plan"; just like Bugs Bunny. After the war, he worked as a music publisher at the Brill Building in New York City. Bower attended the Juilliard School of Music on a GI Bill. He received a Doctorate of Music from Five Towns College in 1980.

Bower was married three times; but lived with his life partner Kathryn Stanley Podwall from 1980 until his death in 2019.

Partial discography "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini" - Brian Hyland (1960) "Caterina" - Perry Como (1962) An Evening with Perry Como (1963) "Ne Sois Pas Si Bête" - France Gall (1963) "Goodies" - J. J. Johnson (1965) Oliver! - The Pickwick Chorus & Orchestra (1967) The Sound of Woodstock (1970) Thoroughly Modern Bing - Bing Crosby (1968) Born with a Smile - Bobby Rydell (1976) Erotic Aerobics - Pierre Raymonde (1986)

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Awards Paul Harris Fellow Award U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council Award Nassau County Veteran's Wall of Honor Grammy Award Gold Record Million Seller Award