Ray Conniff
b. 6 November 1916, Attelboro, Massachusetts, USA, d. 12 October 2002, Escondido, California, USA. Taught to play the trombone by his father, Conniff studied arranging with the aid of a mail-order course while still at college. In 1934, after graduation, he worked with small bands in Boston before joining Bunny Berigan as trombonist/arranger in 1937. After a spell with Bob Crosby's Bobcats, Conniff spent four years with Artie Shaw and featured on several successful records including "Concerto For Clarinet", "Dancing In The Dark" and "St James Infirmary". During this period he was also studying at the New York Juilliard School of Music in New York.
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Albums
- (2008) Turn Around Look At Me
- (2008) I Love How You Love Me
- (2008) Theme From S.W.A.T. And Other TV Themes
- (2008) Jean
- (2008) Bridge Over Troubled Water
- (2008) Great Contemporary Instrumental Hits
- (2008) I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
- (2008) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
- (2008) Love Will Keep Us Together
- (2008) I Write The Songs
- (2008) Send In The Clowns
- (2008) You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
- (2008) Laughter In The Rain
- (2008) Alone Again (Naturally)
- (2008) The Way We Were
- (2008) The Happy Sound of Ray Conniff: In The Mood
- (2008) It Must Be Him
- (2008) Honey
- (1992) 's ALWAYS CONNIFF
- (1988) Always In My Heart
- (1967) This Is My Song And Other Great Hits
- (1967) Ray Conniff's Hawaiian Album
- (1966) Love Songs
- (1966) Ray Conniff's World Of Hits
- (1965) Here We Come A-Caroling
- (1964) Love Affair
- (1963) Just Kiddin' Around
- (1962) The Happy Beat
- (1960) 16 Most Requested Songs: Encore!
- (1960) The Essential Ray Conniff
- (1959) Christmas Carolling
- (1958) 'S Awful Nice
Top Tracks
- Strangers In The Night
- Somewhere, My Love (Lara's Theme from "Doctor Zhivago")
- Georgy Girl
- Seasons In The Sun
- Moon River
Related Artists
- Bing Crosby
- Elvis Presley
- Andy Williams
- Nat King Cole
- Johnny Mathis
- Burl Ives
- Boston Pops Orchestra
- Tony Bennett
- Louis Armstrong
- Mariah Carey
- Doris Day
- PERCY FAITH AND HIS ORCHESTRA
- Gene Autry
- Barry Manilow
- Rosemary Clooney
- THE RAY CONNIFF SINGERS
- Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
- Julie Andrews
- Aretha Franklin
- Willie Nelson
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