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Perry Botkin Jr. (April 16, 1933 – January 18, 2021) [1] was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. [2] The tune " Nadia's Theme ", composed by Botkin and Barry De Vorzon , peaked at No. 6 in Canada [ 3 ] and No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976 and became the theme song for the long-running television soap opera The Young and the Restless .
Jan 23, 2021 · Botkin came from a musically-inclined family, as his father, Perry Botkin, Sr., composed the underscore for ’60s sitcom “The Beverly Hillbillies” and played guitar and banjo in Bing Crosby ...
Jan 25, 2021 · Grammy-winning TV and film composer Perry Botkin Jr. has died. He was 87. The music maker died on Monday, his longtime friend John Scheinfeld (writer of The Happy Days of Garry Marshall) confirmed ...
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Jan 24, 2021 · Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated TV and film composer Perry Botkin Jr. has died at the age of 87. The news was confirmed by Botkin’s friend and The Happy Days of Garry Marshall writer John ...
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Jan 23, 2021 · Perry Botkin Jr., who created the iconic theme for The Young and The Restless and won a Grammy for Nadia's Theme, passed away at 87. He also worked on Happy Days, Mork and Mindy, and Bless the Beasts & Children.
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Jan 23, 2021 · Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated TV and film composer Perry Botkin Jr., known for his themes for “The Young and the Restless,” the late ’70s sitcom “Mork & Mindy” and “The ABC Sunday ...
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Perry "Bunny" Botkin, Jr. (born April 16, 1933 in New York City, New York; died January 18, 2021 in Burbank, California) was an American composer, producer, arranger, and musician. He has composed music to many 70-80's movies, often working with his partner Barry De Vorzon .
