Harold Mooney, born February 4, 1911, in New York City, was an American
composer, bandleader, and arranger. Mooney began as a pianist, attended Brooklyn
Law School and St. John's Law School, and studied composition under Orville
Mayhood and Joseph Schillinger. Mooney worked as an arranger for the Hal Kemp
and Jimmy Dorsey orchestras before serving in World War II, after which Mooney
freelanced in Hollywood writing arrangements for Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra,
Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Kay Starr, and Billy Eckstine. Mooney's arrangement of
Starr's 1952 hit "Wheel of Fortune" led to ...