Gil Askey was born on March 9, 1925 in Austin, Texas, USA. He is known for his work on Lady Sings the Blues (1972), Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992) and Mahogany (1975). He died on April 9, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia.
Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments
1992
TV Special documentary conductor / music arranger
Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985
TV Special musical director
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983
TV Movie documentary music supervisor
A Piece of the Action
1977
conductor / music arranger
Mahogany
1975
composer: additional music
BBC Show of the Week
1973
TV Series music director - 1 episode
Lady Sings the Blues
1972
music supervisor
Diana!
1971
TV Special conductor
TCB
1968
TV Movie music consultant
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dummy
1979
TV Movie
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Midnight Special
1978
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002
Documentary acknowledgment: The Funk Brothers and Producers would like to acknowledge all the other musicians who contributed to the Hitsville legacy, Arranger
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
RocKwiz
2012
TV Series
Himself
Spicks and Specks
2010
TV Series
Himself
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1973
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Music, Scoring Original Song Score and/or Adaptation
Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
Known for movies
A Piece of the Action (1977) as Music Department
Lady Sings the Blues (1972) as Music Department
Diana Ross Live! The Lady Sings... Jazz & Blues: Stolen Moments (1992) as Music Department
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever (1983) as Music Department
$9 Million
