John Robert Sommers Armbruster (October 9, 1897 – June 20, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, pianist and songwriter.
[2] After studying with Constantin von Sternberg [ru] he became a concert pianist, then branched out into conducting and a composing for radio, then television and film.
He attracted particular notice as orchestra leader of The Voice of Firestone, the songs "Cuddle Up" and "High Barbaree" and his compositions "Western Ballet" and "Variations in Miniature on Chopsticks".
[citation needed] Other radio programs on which he worked included Blue Ribbon Time,[3] Blue Ribbon Town,[3]: 47 The Cass Daley Show,[3]: 67 Cavalcade of America,[3]: 67 The Charlie McCarthy Show,[3]: 72 Coronet on the Air,[3]: 83 Cousin Willie,[3]: 84-85 , The Cuckoo Hour,[3]: 88 A Day in the Life of Dennis Day,[3]: 94 The Electric Hour,[3]: 108 The Great Gildersleeve,[3]: 136-138 The Groucho Marx Show,[3]: 139 Hawthorne TBA,[3]: 147 The Kraft Music Hall,[3]: 191 The Nelson Eddy Show,[3]: 254 The Old Gold Program,[3]: 259 Red Ryder,[3]: 282 Sara's Private Caper,[3]: 294 and Western Caravan.
In the sixties, Armbruster was head of the music department at MGM Studios.