Jack Halloran: 1916-97
Jack Halloran, 81, choral director for "The Dean Martin Show" and several Bing Crosby albums, died Jan. 24, 1997, of a stroke. Born in Rock Rapids, Iowa, Halloran earned degrees in music from Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, and Northwestern University. He sang with a male quartet called the Cadets on several Chicago-based radio shows, including "The Breakfast Club With Don MacNeil." He later formed the Jack Halloran Quartet, which appeared on the television programs "Dave Garroway at Large" and "The Pat Buttram Show." Relocating to Hollywood, Halloran became a choral director for films, records and television, working with such entertainers as Roy Rogers, Pat Boone, Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra and Martin. He landed the job as choral director and arranger on the nine-year Martin show while working with the singer on his recording of "Volare." Halloran later organized the Jack Halloran Singers, which performed throughout Southern California. Halloran directed the orchestra and chorus for Bing Crosby's 1959 album "Join Bing and Sing Along." He directed the chorus for Bing's 1959 album "How the West Was Won," his 1962 LP "I Wish You a Merry Christmas" and Bing's 1970 Christmas LP "A Time to Be Jolly." He was a former local president of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists.