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Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 – October 27, 2008) was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist. He was responsible for the orchestration in Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin (1958).
Ray Ellis (1921-2013) painted for over seventy years and on all seven continents. He was widely recognized for the originality of his paintings and was sought out for many museum and private collections in the United States and abroad.
Ray Ellis' 1971-78 Today Show theme, "This Is Today," as heard during the end credits of a Friday telecast in 1976. Believed to be the complete version at 3 ...
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Ray Ellis had a six-decade career as a producer, arranger, and jazz composer. And while he's best known for arranging music for Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin (1958), he also enjoyed a long career orchestrating music for television.
About Ray Ellis. The six-decade career of producer, arranger, and composer Ray Ellis spans from Billie Holiday to Barbra Streisand to Emmylou Harris. He also enjoyed great success in television, writing virtually all of the background music for animation studio Filmation from 1968 to 1982.
Jun 4, 2012 · Dumpy - by Ray Ellis and his Orchestra
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American record producer, arranger, musician, conductor and songwriter. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania July 28, 1923 Died October 27, 2008 (85 years old) Encino, California. Father of composer Marc Ellis . He began playing the saxophone from age twelve, and learned all the reed instruments by age fifteen.
