▁Ned ▁Washington . ▁He ▁played ▁piano ▁for ▁Max ine ▁S ull ivan , ▁Ale c ▁W ilder ▁( as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁his ▁Oct et ), ▁and ▁others , ▁and ▁conducted ▁or chestra ▁for ▁sing ers ▁Gordon ▁Mac R ae , ▁Mel ▁T orm é , ▁and ▁Phil ▁Brit o . ▁He ▁recorded ▁solo ▁piano ▁singles ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁for ▁the ▁Blue bird ▁label , ▁including ▁his ▁original ▁compos itions ▁" C ree py ▁We ep y ," ▁" Im pro vis ation ▁in ▁Several ▁Ke ys ," ▁and ▁" A ▁S light ▁Case ▁of ▁I v ory ." ▁He ▁also ▁recorded ▁for ▁the ▁M GM , ▁ABC - Param ount , ▁and ▁Roy ale ▁labels . ▁ ▁G ross ▁re located ▁to ▁California ▁during ▁the ▁' 5 0 s , ▁and ▁made ▁occas ional ▁club ▁appearances ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁coast . ▁ ▁Death ▁G ross ▁died ▁November ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁in ▁St . ▁Joseph ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Bur bank , ▁California , ▁after ▁being ▁found ▁un cons cious ▁in ▁his ▁a partment ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California . ▁ ▁References ▁▁▁ ▁ASC AP ▁Index ▁of ▁compos itions ▁by ▁Walter ▁G ross ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁The ▁story ▁behind ▁the ▁composition ▁" T ender ly " ▁by ▁ly ric ist ▁Jack ▁Lawrence ▁▁ ▁on ▁TV , ▁Italy , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁" T ender ly " ▁at ▁Jazz Stand ards . com ▁ ▁Cow bell