Frank L. Ryerson

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Frank L. Ryerson (July 3, 1905 - May 15, 1995) was an American trumpeter.

Frank L. Ryerson played trumpet with such big bands as Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra and Jimmy Dorsey. He also co-wrote the Dorsey hit "Blue Champagne" written in 1941 and covered by The Manhattan Transfer in 1975. He also wrote the stirring "Lament in D Minor". Ryerson wrote the Paramus High School, New Jersey alma mater lyrics (sung to the tune "Aura Lee" or for the Elvis Presley fans out there, "Love Me Tender") and was instrumental in bringing the big band sound to the Jazz ensemble, arranging many of the charts himself.

In 1976, Frank L. Ryerson, Paramus High School's first band director retired and moved to Clearwater, Florida where he died on May 15, 1995 at the age of 89.