Rick Wilkins (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Rick Wilkins (musician)

Canadian musician

Date of Birth: 01-Feb-1937

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Profession: composer, conductor, film score composer, saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Rick Herbert Richard Wilkins (born 1 February 1937) is a Canadian composer, conductor, and tenor saxophonist.
He is primarily known for his work as an arranger.
He has worked extensively for CBC and CTV arranging, rehearsing, and often conducting music for television and radio programs of pop-music and variety entertainments.
He has notably arranged music for television specials featuring Julie Amato, Tommy Ambrose, Guido Basso, the Canadian Brass, Burton Cummings, Anne Murray, and Wayne and Shuster among others.
In 1976-1977 he worked as a music director for CBS in Los Angeles, where among his projects was directing music for a number of specials starring the Jackson Five.