Biography
Al Capps was an American composer, arranger and conductor. Born Allan Alfonzo Capps on 26 April 1939 in Arkansas, he worked extensively in film and popular music from the 1960s onwards.
He contributed music to more than twenty films, including The Cannonball Run (1981), Smokey and the Bandit II (1980), Sharky's Machine (1981), Stroker Ace (1983) and Cannonball Run II (1984). He frequently collaborated with producer Snuff Garrett on these and other projects. Capps also produced and arranged albums for artists such as Cher, Andy Williams, Helen Reddy and José Feliciano.
He died on 7 June 2018.
