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In addition to his son Ian, a musical arranger and xylophonist, he is survived by another son, Elliot, a concert pianist; a brother, Nat; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2016

You remember his clients�the stuttering ventriloquist, the husband-and-wife balloon-animals team, the blind xylophonist with the parrot that pecked out September Song?

From Time Magazine Archive

Ringleaders were handsome Norman Towner, 18, who likes to write and play tennis, and his sister Shirley, 15, who wants to be a xylophonist.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once the Toscanini temper flared up�when the xylophonist floundered over a particularly tricky passage.

From Time Magazine Archive