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Scott Dorsey
 
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I figured the song was done by someone in particular. I have quite abit
of this type of music in my collection and here's a few examples of the
"muzak" I'm speaking of:
**Light my Fire (Woody Herman)
**Magical Mystery Tour (The Hollyridge Strings)
**Aqualung (The London Symphony)
**California Dreamin' (Mystic Moods Orchestra)
**Sunshine of Your Love (Gerald Wilson & his Orchestra)
**Last Train to Clarksville (Goldengate Strings)
**My Sweet Lord (Nelson Riddle)
**Summer in the City (Buddy Morrow)
**Green Tamborine (Terry Baxter & his Orchestra)
**A Horse With No Name (The Longines Symphonette Society)


NONE of these are Muzak. Muzak is a company that does piped-in music,
and ALL of their arrangements are specific to them.

What you are referring to is "Easy-Listening Music" on commercially-released
records.

But, if you heard it over a supermarket PA system, there is a good chance
that it is either from Muzak or from 3M, both of which provide piped-in
music services for businesses, and both of which have their own performers
and arrangers so they don't have to pay royalties to anyone other than the
composer.

Is there an artist or orchestra in particular who does "Walking in
Rhythm"?


If it was a commercial release, it may be on allmusic.com. But if it was
on a Muzak or 3M system, it will not be available for commercial release.
--scott
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