Ray Conniff

About the artist

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, Johnny Mathis, Guy Mitchell and Johnnie Ray.

Top songs

1. Bésame Mucho
2. Brazil
3. The Twelve Days of Christmas
4. Besame Mucho
5. 'S Wonderful
6. Frosty the Snowman
7. Ring Christmas Bells
8. Jingle Bells
9. Stranger in Paradise
10. Memories Are Made of This

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