ESCONDIDO, Calif., Oct. 14 -- Ray Conniff -- the Grammy-winning arranger, bandleader, composer and trombonist behind some of the biggest pop hits of the 1950s and '60s -- has died. He was 85. Conniff ...

A self-taught arranger and conductor from Attleboro, Mass., Conniff, who died in 2002, specialized in covering popular tunes with his own blend of vocal choruses and light instrumentals. His was an ...

Ray Conniff, who died on Saturday aged 85, was a jazz trombonist whose big band arrangements evolved over 20 years into the lush music favoured as an inducement to buy in supermarkets. Conniff's ...

Ray Conniff, the Grammy Award-winning arranger and bandleader whose arrangements continued and modernized the Big Band sound while spawning such albums as "'SWonderful" and "Somewhere My Love," has ...

This week sees the 100th birthdays of two notable bandleaders: Ray Conniff (1916-2002) and Billy May (1916-2004), born Nov. 6 and 10, respectively. The Attleboro-born Conniff, a big-band trombonist ...

ATTLEBORO -- More than 100 years after his birth, Attleboro native and legendary recording artist Ray Conniff received a lasting ovation from music fans and former neighbors Saturday as an exhibit of ...

Ray Conniff, the band leader, composer and arranger whose orchestra and chorus produced a string of Top 40 popular music albums such as 'S Wonderful and Somewhere My Love, has died in California at ...

Ray Conniff, the composer, trombone player and bandleader who won a Grammy Award for his recording of the ” Doctor Zhivago ” theme ” Somewhere My Love ” has died. He was 85. Mr. Conniff died at ...

Ray Conniff, composer, trombone player and bandleader who won a Grammy for his recording of the “Dr. Zhivago” theme “Somewhere My Love,” died Saturday Oct. 12 at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, ...