Carl Fischer

Native American (Cherokee) pianist, composer, and arranger best known as the musical director and accompanist for singer Frankie Laine. Born April 9, 1912 in Los Angeles, California, USA to an American Indian mother and a half-German and half-Indian father. Died March 27, 1954 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA. Father of Terry Fischer. Fischer often teamed up with lyricists Bill Carey (2) and/or Benny Davis.