Word: conniff
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...funeral reading is generally the Twenty-Third Psalm: "The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want." It is hi all regards routine ceremony. --By Richard Conniff...
...with sadness that i read of the death of Ray Conniff [MILESTONES, Oct. 28], a gifted musician, composer and bandleader. Lesser people leave footprints in the sand; Conniff's, however, are indelible. I first heard a Conniff record in 1957 and since then have been a collector of his recordings--even today. JACK HEYMANN Pretoria...
...DIED. RAY CONNIFF, 85, bandleader, trombonist and composer of light music for the stereophonic set; in Los Angeles. Conniff's more than 100 recordings, including chart-topping hits 'S Wonderful! and Somewhere My Love, sold more than 70 million copies. His orchestra's unmistakable sound was a melange of instrumental and choral voicings replete with oooos, ahs and his signature...
...DIED. RAY CONNIFF, 85, composer and bandleader whose breezy arrangements of popular hits such as Besame Mucho and Just Walkin' in the Rain epitomized the lounge sound of the 1950s and 60s; in Los Angeles. Despite their poor critical re-ception, Conniff's recordings have sold 70 million copies and become the sonic staple in elevators and supermarkets worldwide...