Thursday 6 November 2008

Happiness is Ray Conniff



On what would have been the 92nd birthday of the ultimate king of MOR music Ray Conniff, I couldn't let this opportunity pass.

Known for his use of human voices in place of instruments in his recordings, Ray and his ever-changing band of squeaky-clean singers were a staple diet of the type of music aficionado who actually bought album collections from the Readers' Digest, and for whom Woolworths' MFP Classics were too racy!



Here are just some examples of the cheesy "light music" for which Ray was so notorious, sorry famous...





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