Joseph Raymond Conniff was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.
Percy Faith was a Canadian bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listening" or "mood music" format. Faith became a staple of American popular music in the 1950s and continued well into the 1960s. Though his professional orchestra-leading career began at the height of the swing era, Faith refined and rethought orchestration techniques, including use of large string sections, to soften and fill out the brass-dominated popular music of the 1940s.
"On the Street Where You Live" is a song with music by Frederick Loewe and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner from the 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady. It is sung in the musical by the character Freddy Eynsford-Hill, who was portrayed by John Michael King in the original production. In the 1964 film version, it was sung by Bill Shirley, dubbing for actor Jeremy Brett.
Alexander Emil Caiola was an American guitarist, composer and arranger, who spanned a variety of music genres including jazz, country, rock, and pop. He recorded over fifty albums and worked with some of the biggest names in music during the 20th century, including Elvis Presley, Ray Conniff, Ferrante & Teicher, Frank Sinatra, Percy Faith, Buddy Holly, Mitch Miller, and Tony Bennett.
The Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Illinois is a respected Chicago area regional theatre. Attached to the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, the theatre produces an average of five musicals each year, presented in the round, as well as productions aimed at younger audiences. A small, live orchestra provides accompaniment.
"So Rare" is a popular song published in 1937 by composer Jerry Herst and lyricist Jack Sharpe. It became a hit for Jimmy Dorsey in 1957.
The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits is the fifteenth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams and was released in September 1964 by Columbia Records, one month before the premiere of the film version of My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn.
Johnny's Greatest Hits is a compilation album by vocalist Johnny Mathis that was released by Columbia Records on March 17, 1958, and has been described as the "original greatest-hits package". The LP collected all but one of the songs from the first six singles he recorded, including eight A- and B-sides that made the singles charts in The Billboard as well as three B-sides that did not chart and one new track that was co-written by Mathis but not released as a single.
The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway is a double album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released in September 1960 by Columbia Records. Despite the order of the words in the title, the ballads actually make up sides one and two while the uptempo numbers fill sides three and four.
Percy Faith Plays Music from the Broadway Production My Fair Lady is a 1956 album by Percy Faith & His Orchestra. It was released in 1956 by Columbia Records. It features Faith and his orchestra playing music from Lerner and Lowes My Fair Lady.
'S Marvelous is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It was released in 1957 on the Columbia label.
Concert in Rhythm is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It was released in 1958 on the Columbia label.
Memories Are Made of This is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra and Chorus. It was released in 1960 on the Columbia label. The album features Conniff, his orchestra, and a chorus performing wordless vocalizing.
Somewhere My Love and Other Great Hits is an album by Ray Conniff and The Singers. It was released in 1966 on the Columbia label. The title track reached No. 9 on the singes chart.
Honey is an album by Ray Conniff and The Singers. It was released in 1968 on the Columbia label.
'S Continental is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra & Chorus. It was released in 1968 on the Columbia label.
Young at Heart is an album by The Ray Conniff Singers. It was released in 1960 on the Columbia label.
Say It with Music is an album by Ray Conniff, His Orchestra and Chorus. It was released in 1960 on the Columbia label.
'S Awful Nice is an album by Ray Conniff and His Orchestra. It was released in 1958 on the Columbia label.
Conniff Meets Butterfield is an album by band leader Ray Conniff and trumpeter Billy Butterfield. It was released in 1959 on the Columbia label.
