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American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist
- Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 – October 27, 2008) was an American record producer, arranger, conductor, and saxophonist.
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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).
Nov 5, 2008 · Born in Philadelphia in 1923, Ellis took saxophone lessons as a teenager and played in dance bands in the Northeast before going into the Army in 1943. He found his way into the band of the 1st Armored Division; he played dances and tried his hand at arranging.
Conductor, composer, arranger, saxophonist, clarinetist and record producer Ray Ellis has arranged for a dozen million-selling records. A student of the saxophone from age twelve, he learned all the reed instruments by age fifteen.
- Composer, Music Department, Soundtrack
- July 28, 1923
- Ray Ellis
- October 27, 2008
Ray Ellis (July 28, 1923 - October 27, 2008) was a bandleader, saxophonist, producer, and arranger/conductor for many top hits from the 1950s-1960s who became famous as a recording artist during the early 1960s.
He began playing the saxophone from age twelve, and learned all the reed instruments by age fifteen. Around 1949-50, he was a studio musican in Philadelphia with the band at WCAU TV with host Ed McMahon.
Nov 5, 2008 · Born in Philadelphia in 1923, Ellis took saxophone lessons as a teenager and played in dance bands in the Northeast before going into the Army in 1943. He found his way into the band of the 1st...
Nov 5, 2008 · Born in Philadelphia in 1923, Ellis took saxophone lessons as a teenager and played in dance bands in the Northeast before going into the Army in 1943. He found his way into the band of the 1st...
