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Perry Botkin Jr., ‘The Young and the Restless’ Composer Dead at 87

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Perry Botkin Jr. “The Young and the Restless” composer has died, He was 87.

John Scheinfield the writer of “Happy Days” took to Facebook writing, “Loved the comments last week about the late, great, incomparable Harry Nilsson. Today I share the news that the man who discovered Harry and signed him to his first publishing contract, a gentleman and gentle-man named Perry Botkin, passed away on Monday at age 87. “

John added, “Perry was a magnificently talented composer, arranger, producer and story-teller, perhaps best known for composing the Grammy-winning Nadia’s Theme for the CBS soap “The Young and the Restless”. I first met Perry when I interviewed him for “Who Is Harry Nilsson…” and was fortunate to continue our friendship through the years, treasuring time spent as part of the “Lunch Bunch” – a group of Harry Nilsson’s friends that congregated monthly at Art’s Deli in Studio City.”

John ended his FB post, “Although I never knew Harry, I was honored to be included alongside Perry, Lee Blackman, Micky Dolenz, Stanley Dorfman, Lawrence Juber, Lee Newman, Van Dyke Parks and others over the years. The food was great, but the conversation and stories shared about Harry were even better. In this photo from our last “Lunch Bunch” gathering in March 2020 just before the COVID lockdown, I’m pointing to Perry, who is looking especially animated in his white sweatshirt and cap. The virus robbed us of more lunchtimes with Perry, but we’ll continue to cherish the music and the memories.”

Photo L-to-R: Lee Newman, Alison Freebairn-Smith (Perry’s assistant), Perry, JS, Lawrence Juber and Lee Blackman.

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