13 Facts About Mundell Lowe

James Mundell Lowe was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician.

Mundell Lowe produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the Billy Jack soundtrack and music for Starsky and Hutch, and worked with Andre Previn's Trio in the 1990s.

The son of a Baptist minister, Lowe grew up on a farm in Shady Grove, Smith County, Mississippi.

Mundell Lowe started playing guitar when he was eight years old, with his father and sister acting as his first teachers.

At sixteen, Mundell Lowe worked in Nashville on the Grand Ole Opry radio program.

Mundell Lowe performed in an Army dance band while in Guadalcanal.

Mundell Lowe spent two years with McKinley's big band in New York City.

Mundell Lowe joined the Benny Goodman orchestra, then worked intermittently for the next few years at Cafe Society and other clubs in New York.

Mundell Lowe acted in an episode of the Armstrong Circle Theatre television show that included Walter Matthau and live music by Doc Severinsen.

Mundell Lowe was responsible for introducing pianist Bill Evans to record producer Orrin Keepnews, resulting in Evans's first recordings as a leader.

Mundell Lowe was a teacher at the Guitar Institute of Technology and the Grove School of Music.

Mundell Lowe was married to singer Betty Bennett, his third wife, for 42 years.

Mundell Lowe died on December 2,2017, at the age of 95.