Joseph Raymond Conniff
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Joseph Raymond Conniff was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his easy-listening orchestral and choral recordings under the name Ray Conniff.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joseph Raymond Conniff canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ human ⓘ orchestra leader ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ray Conniff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | fall-related injury ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-11-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2002-10-12 ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music arrangement
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orchestration ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| genre |
easy listening
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orchestral pop ⓘ vocal pop ⓘ |
| hasChild | Tamara Conniff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatureStyle |
lush orchestral arrangements
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wordless vocal chorus doubling instrumental lines ⓘ |
| instrument | trombone ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Joseph Raymond Conniff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Ray Conniff and the Singers easy-listening choir sound
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easy-listening choral recordings ⓘ easy-listening orchestral recordings ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ray Conniff and the Singers recordings
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Somewhere My Love (Lara’s Theme) arrangement NERFINISHED ⓘ Somewhere My Love (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ We Wish You a Merry Christmas (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ ‘S Wonderful (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ trombonist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Escondido, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| residence |
Escondido, California, United States of America
NERFINISHED
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Los Angeles, California, United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Vera Conniff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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