Rick Overton’s dad was big band arranger for Thelonious Monk. Overton’s mom was a member of the Chordettes, a Grammy Hall-of-Fame singing quartet who were renowned for such hits as “Lollipop ...

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Raised in New Jersey and New York, Overton comes from a musical family. His father, Hal Overton, was Thelonious Monk's big band arranger as well as a music teacher at the Juilliard Institute.