David Carroll (October 15, 1913 – March 22, 2008) was an American studio arranger, conductor, and musical director.
He wrote and recorded many songs of his own, played by musicians such as Tiny Hill, Bobby Christian, Earl Backus, Paul Severson, Mike Simpson, Sarah Vaughan, Vic Damone and Patti Page.
While Carroll was musical director at Mercury Records (1951 to early 1960s), Quincy Jones composed some songs for him.
[2] He is credited with writing the advertising jingle for American Family Insurance in 1965.
[4] Carroll had two hit versions of "Melody of Love" in 1955, one, an instrumental (peaked at No.