He also wrote classical pieces, including "Crescent City Suite" and religious music, authoring several hymns and masses.

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts,[1] Weston had a keen interest in music from an early age and learned to play the piano.

He joined Columbia's dance band, The Blue Lions, but was temporarily unable to perform following a rail accident, and did some arrangements while he recovered.

When Haymes requested more material, Weston's music was heard by Rudy Vallée, who offered him work on his radio show.

He was honored with a Grammy Trustees Award in 1971 and spent three years as music director of Disney on Parade.

Weston and Stafford developed a comedy routine where they assumed the guise of a bad lounge act named Jonathan and Darlene Edwards.

[5][6] He was an economics major at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where he graduated cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1933.

His medley of Anything Goes songs was heard by Rudy Vallée, who contacted him and offered Weston a job as an arranger for his Fleischmann's Hour on radio.

[7] Mercer and Capitol recording artist Jo Stafford hosted the program, with Weston and his orchestra providing the music for it.

[7] Jo Stafford, who became a regular host of the Chesterfield Supper Club in 1945, returned to California permanently in November 1946.

[1][6][7][14] He remained active in radio, with his own The Paul Weston Show, and also in acting roles on Dear John with Irene Rich, Valiant Lady, and Cavalcade of America.

Weston was concerned he might not be able to fill an album with the performances of Jonathan Edwards, so he asked Stafford to help.

[3][4] It was not immediately known to the public who had really made the records; there was much speculation as to what two famous people might be behind the music, before a 1957 Time article revealed their true identities.

[31][33] In 1958, the fictional couple appeared on Jack Benny's Shower of Stars, and, in 1960, on The Garry Moore Show.

[37][38] While Weston was the conductor for The Danny Kaye Show, his perpetual houseguest, Jonathan Edwards, made an appearance on the program without his singing wife, Darlene.

The vocal for I Love a Piano was provided by Kaye as the pair started the television show on March 25, 1964.

[32] As Jonathan and Darlene Edwards, the couple released a "sing along" album which Mitch Miller believed put an end to his television show and sing-along records.

[43] The Chamber approached local top recording company executives with the idea, asking for help with a list of those who deserved the honor.

As they continued their research, the men on the committee realized that many very important people in the recording industry would not qualify for this type of recognition.

[49][50] Although he did not provide the names of the programs, Weston once said conductors on live television shows, "should also receive a stuntman's check!

[1] One of Weston's songs made the tiny town of Hana on the island of Maui a household word.

[56] He founded Corinthian Records in the late 1970s, a company which started as a religious music label, but which later became the distributor for the couple's secular albums.

Active for many years in charities helping the developmentally disabled, the Westons gave more of their time to these groups after their retirement.

The AbilityFirst work center in Woodland Hills, California is named in Paul Weston's memory.