Milton DeLugg, the songwriter, accordionist, and bandleader who was the musical director on TV's Broadway Open House (1950-51), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1966-67), and who is best remembered by some TV viewers as the orchestra leader on Chuck Barris' original version of The Gong Show (NBC, 1976-78; syndication, 1976-80) passed away on Monday at age 96.
Mr. DeLugg, amongst whose songs he wrote or co-wrote, wrote the song "Orange Colored Sky," which was a big hit in the early 1950s for Nat King Cole and "Hoop-De-Doo," a polka that was a big hit at that same time for Perry Como.
Milton remained active as the Musical Director of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade through 2013.
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