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Ray Conniff
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American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s (1916-2002)
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Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. Conniff was born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States, and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II (where he worked…
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- Ray Conniff: 's Always Conniff — Himself2006
- Discorama — Self1959
- The Glenn Miller Story — Trombonist in Glenn Miller Band (uncredited)1954
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Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 - October 12, 2002) was an American musician. He was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II (where he worked under Walter Schumann), he was hired by Mitch Miller, then head of A & R at Columbia Records as their home arranger, and he worked with several artists, including Rosemary Clooney, Marty Robbins, Frankie Laine,
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Raymond
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Attleboro
- Place of death
- Escondido
- Occupation
- music arranger
- Educated at
- Georgetown University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- trombone
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Conflict
- World War II
- Official website
- www.rayconniff.info
- Image
- Ray Conniff (1967).png
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- place of burial
- Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery
- date of birth
- 1916-11-06
- date of death
- 2002-10-12
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- Ray Conniff
- birth name
- Joseph Raymond Conniff
- name in native language
- Ray Conniff
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Ray Conniff, właśc. Joseph Raymond Conniff (ur. 6 Listopada 1916 w Attleboro, Massachusetts, zm. 12 października 2002 w Escondido, Kalifornia) – amerykański puzonista, aranżer i kompozytor. Uczył się w Juilliard School of Music w Nowym Jorku. W l. 1936-40 współpracował z , , , Bobem Crosby, Artie Shawem, Harrym Jamesem. Wiosną 1941 założył własny 8-osobowy zespół wokalny śpiewający w technice scat. W 1959 grupa liczyła już 25 głosów (12 żeńskich i 13 męskich) i nosiła nazwę The Ray Conniff Singers. Szczególną popularność zdobył w l. 50. i 60. XX w. Nagrywał znane tematy filmowe, evergreeny i przeboje z repertuaru innych wykonawców. Najpopularniejsze nagrania: Band of Gold, Blue Moon, Somebody Loves Me, Lara’s Theme (Somewhere My Love).
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