Jimmy George

Pete Demetre Georgantonis (born 27 February 1940 in Amarillo, Texas), known as Jimmy George or Jimmy Georgantonis, is an American composer, arranger, guitarist, singer, and producer who, since 1965, has been active in pop, jazz fusion, and rock — in live venues, recording studios, cinema, and TV production. As a sideman, he has toured with The Beach Boys, Shaun Cassidy, Dobie Gray, and Leif Garrett. As an artist, he has recorded with Mercury Records, 1960–1969 and Viva Records. Since the 1960s, George has been a studio musician on dozens of records, commercials, and a few films. From 1965 to 1970, George was a staff composer for United Artists. From 1970 to 1975, he was a staff composer for Motown Records.