Laurindo Almeida Dear Hart five time Grammy winning guitarist

Five time Grammy award winning Laurindo Almeida (September 2, 1917 July 26, 1995) was recorded frequently with Henry Mancini. Almeida came to the USA in the 40s to work in film and television studios (he composed music for over 800 movies TV series and recorded numerous LPs and CDs). Dear Hart written by Henry ManciniJay LivingstonRay Evans. Nominated Grammy and Academy Award for Best Song and Grammy for Best Performance By A Chorus.