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Joseph Raymond Conniff November 6, — October 12, was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the s. Conniff was born November 6, , in Attleboro, Massachusetts , United States, [1] and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book. After serving in the U. In these early years Conniff produced similar-sounding records for Columbia's Epic label under the name of Jay Raye which stood for "Joseph Raymond" , among them a backing album and singles with the American male vocal group Somethin' Smith and the Redheads.

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For the Record …. Conductor and composer Ray Conniff is sometimes hailed disparagingly as the godfather of Muzak. Yet as an arranger at Columbia Records during the s, he charted repeatedly with the instrumental and vocal arrangements that he prepared for other artists. With a natural appreciation for varied musical styles he assembled an orchestra of his own and capitalized on his talent for melody and harmony, recording more than albums beginning in and into the s. Among these recordings are a series of albums with his Grammy-winning choral group, the Ray Conniff Singers. Conniff is credited as the first arranger to use voices to double as instruments on his recordings, and in the mids was the first to stage a live concert using three-channel stereo feeds. Between and Conniff released 13 gold-certified records, including three that earned platinum certification. By his junior year of high school, Ray Conniff and a group of schoolmates had formed a dance orchestra.

Ray conniff

Joseph Raymond Conniff November 6, — October 12, was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the s. Conniff was born November 6, , in Attleboro, Massachusetts , United States, [1] and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book. After serving in the U.

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It was an experiment by one of the senior managers at Columbia to cash in on a new dance step, but from the outset, Conniff disliked it. Conniff sold about 70 million albums worldwide, and continued recording and performing until his death in His music is also featured prominently in the movie There's Something About Mary. October 12, aged 85 Escondido, California , U. ISBN Authority control databases. Retrieved January 5, Bass and Baritone. Ray Conniff exhibit in Attleboro, Massachusetts. Australian Chart Book — illustrated ed. Conniff in Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. I'm currently working to do the same on this site.

Ray Conniff, the Grammy Award-winning composer and bandleader whose arrangements epitomized the Big Band sound while spawning such albums as "S'Wonderful" and "Somewhere My Love," has died. He was He had suffered a stroke in April.

Download as PDF Printable version. The Happy Sound of Ray Conniff in quadraphonic. Later in the s he produced an average of one vocal and two instrumental albums a year. Archived from the original on January 3, In my free time over the past four years, I've been prototyping an interactive discography on my Percy Faith site which includes full audio for most of his recordings. I decided to have the choir sing along with the big band using wordless lyrics. He also was the first American popular artist to record in Russia —in he recorded Ray Conniff in Moscow with the help of a local choir. The single and album also reached high positions in the international charts a. Bass and Baritone. I'm currently working to do the same on this site. Location Library of Congress. Article Talk.