Sy Oliver was one of the most important arrangers of the swing era. A trumpeter, singer and arranger in Jimmie Lunceford's orchestra in the 1930s, Oliver was hired by Tommy Dorsey in 1939 to give the ...

Elements of that certainly endured throughout his superhero days, particularly taking more of a center stage during the Constantine: The Hellblazer revamp from last year, but Oliver and Moritat ...

Sy Oliver, who was born on Dec. 17, 1910, in Battle Creek, Michigan, (one article lists Dec. 10), moved to Zanesville at the age of 2, living with his family on Cliffwood Avenue. Both of his ...