American Music Producer, Arranger, and Musician. Joe Reisman was one of the stalwart producers of space age pop, back in the days when the producer got all of the headaches and none of the glory. After studying music at Baylor University and the University of Texas at El Paso, Reisman got jobs playing sax with a variety of big bands, including Bob Crosby, Louis Prima, Jack Teagarden, and Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra. By the late 1940s, he'd decided it was time to give up playing and touring and settle for the security of arranging and producing. He hooked up with singer Patti Page just as she was hitting the big time, and he helped put together a string of hits, including "Tennessee Waltz" and "How Much is That Doggy in the Window?