Sheldon Kurland

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Sheldon Kurland
Also known asShelly Kurland
Born(1928-06-09)June 9, 1928
Brooklyn, New York
DiedJanuary 6, 2010(2010-01-06) (aged 81)
Nashville, Tennessee
GenresCountry music
Occupation(s)Musician and arranger
Instrument(s)Violin

Sheldon "Shelly" Kurland (June 9, 1928 – January 6, 2010) was a

Nashville and provided arrangements for a number of prominent country musicians
.

Life and career

Sheldon Kurland was a native of

Peabody College.[5][6][7]

After arriving in Nashville, Kurland began performing as a session musician for producers such as

strings in place of the fiddle sound that had characterized country music. He was to play on tens of thousands of sessions, often as leader of a group credited as the Shelly Kurland Strings. In the late 1960s he resigned his teaching position to become a full-time musician.[5]

Music writer Robert K. Oermann credits Kurland with playing a major role in the "sweetening of the sound" that gave Nashville recordings a "crossover appeal" during the 1970s, when "the Shelly Kurland Strings were on everything."[5] The group was a perennial winner of annual "Super Picker Awards", recognizing the musicians who performed on the most number-one records in the previous year.[6][7]

His credits as an arranger included "Half the Way" and "When I Dream" for Crystal Gayle and "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World" for Ronnie Milsap. Other name musicians he worked with included Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, George Burns, Jimmy Buffett, Conway Twitty, Eddy Arnold, Amy Grant, Hank Snow, Bobby Bare, Kris Kristofferson, George Hamilton IV and Reba McEntire.[5]

Kurland and his wife Barbara were parents to three children, including movie sound artist

Bluebird Cafe owner Amy Kurland. One of his violins and other memorabilia are in the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. His music awards were among the music items that decorated the walls of the Bluebird Cafe.[5][6][7][8]

Kurland retired from music in the 1980s. He died in Nashville on January 6, 2010, at age 81.[5][9] His book, An Adult Guide to the Orchestra, was published posthumously.[10][11]

References

  1. ISBN 0967235529
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  2. ^ Minor Incident. Maverick Press (2012). December 21, 2012.
  3. ^ The World of Cornelius Magee. Maverick Press (2013). June 8, 2013.
  4. ISBN 0876281188
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  5. ^ a b c d e f Cooper, Peter (January 6, 2010). "Sheldon Kurland – violinist, string arranger – dies at 81". Tennessean.com.
  6. ^ a b c "Paid Death Notice: Kurland, Shelly". New York Times. January 9, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c "On the passing of Shelly Kurland, Peter's father". FilmNashville. January 9, 2010.
  8. ^ Laura Ewald. "The First Lady of Nashville". GW Magazine (Fall 2006). George Washington University.
  9. ^ "Sheldon Kurland Obituary - Nashville, Tennessee". Tributes.com. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "'An Adult Guide to the Orchestra' Available for Purchase at the Schermerhorn Symphony". Nashville Arts Magazine. November 28, 2010.
  11. ISBN 978-0615526782
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