ESCONDIDO, Calif., Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Ray Conniff-- the Grammy-winning arranger, bandleader, composer and trombonist behind some of the biggest pop hits of the 1950s and '60s -- has died. He was 85.

Ray Conniff, the composer, trombone player and bandleader who won a Grammy Award for his recording of the ” Doctor Zhivago ” theme ” Somewhere My Love ” has died. He was 85. Mr. Conniff died at ...

City native and recording artist Ray Conniff inhabited the world of pop stars, movie moguls and politicians, but he never “went Hollywood,” as the saying goes, remaining a New Englander and an ...

Ray Conniff, the Grammy Award-winning arranger and bandleader whose arrangements continued and modernized the Big Band sound while spawning such albums as "'SWonderful" and "Somewhere My Love," has ...

Ray Conniff, the bandleader, composer and arranger whose orchestra and chorus produced a string of Top 40 popular music albums such as “ ‘S Wonderful” and the Grammy-winning “Somewhere My Love,” has ...

ATTLEBORO -- More than 100 years after his birth, Attleboro native and legendary recording artist Ray Conniff received a lasting ovation from music fans and former neighbors Saturday as an exhibit of ...

Conniff was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book. Early career After serving in the U.S. Army in World War ...

Ray Conniff, composer, trombone player and bandleader who won a Grammy for his recording of the “Dr. Zhivago” theme “Somewhere My Love,” died Saturday Oct. 12 at Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, ...