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Joseph Raymond "Ray" Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.
Conniff was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book.
After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II (where he worked under Walter Schumann), he joined the Artie Shaw big band and wrote many arrangements for him. After his stint with Shaw, he was then hired by Mitch Miller, then head of A&R at Columbia Records, as their home arranger, working with several artists including Rosemary Clooney, Marty Robbins, Frankie Laine, Johnny Mathis, Guy Mitchell and Johnnie Ray. He wrote a top 10 arrangement for Don Cherry's "Band of Gold" in 1955, a single that sold more than a million copies. Among the hit singles he backed with his orchestra (and eventually with a male chorus) were "Yes Tonight Josephine" and "Just Walkin' in the Rain" by Johnnie Ray; "Chances Are" and "It's Not for Me to Say" by Johnny Mathis; "A White Sport Coat" and "The Hanging Tree" by Marty Robbins; "Moonlight Gambler" by Frankie Laine; "Up Above My Head," a duet by Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray; and "Pet Me, Poppa" by Rosemary Clooney. He also backed up the albums Tony by Tony Bennett, Blue Swing by Eileen Rodgers, Swingin' for Two by Don Cherry, and half the tracks of The Big Beat by Johnnie Ray.
"Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific. It is "the single biggest popular hit to come out of any Rodgers and Hammerstein show." It is a three-verse solo for the leading male character, Emile, in which he describes seeing a stranger, knowing that you will see her again, and dreaming of her laughter. He sings that when you find your "true love", you must "fly to her side, / And make her your own".
The song appears in the first act of the musical. It is sung as a solo by the show's male lead, Emile de Becque, a middle-aged French expatriate who has become a plantation owner on a South Pacific island during World War II. Emile falls in love with Ensign Nellie Forbush, an optimistic and naive young American navy nurse from Little Rock, Arkansas. The two have known each other for only a few weeks, and each worries that the other may not return his or her love. Emile expresses his romantic feelings for Nellie, recalling how they met at an officers' club dance and instantly were attracted to each other. He asks her to marry him. In the song, he describes a man seeing a stranger and instantly knowing he will see her again, hearing her laughter and dreaming of it. He says that when you find your "true love", you must "fly to her side, / And make her your own"; otherwise, all your life you will "dream all alone". The song is then reprised several times during the show by Nellie and/or Emile as their relationship experiences setbacks and reconciliations.
Some Enchanted Evening is a popular song from the musical play South Pacific.
Some Enchanted Evening may also refer to:
Some Enchanted Evening is the second live album by the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in September 1978 (see 1978 in music). It is Blue Öyster Cult's best selling album, having sold two million copies, including over a million in the United States. The album's seven original tracks were recorded at various locations in the United States and England.
The album was re-issued on CD in early 2007 on Legacy Recordings and included seven previously unreleased bonus tracks recorded in various locations around the US, along with a DVD entitled Some OTHER Enchanted Evening, which featured a previously unreleased performance videotaped at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland in the spring of 1978.
In chronological order the songs were recorded at:
Thanks for your kind comments - I really appreciate them 0:01 - Tico Tico 02:32 - Harmony 05:10 - After the Lovin' 08:15 - The Continental 11:01 - Because 13:15 - If you leave me now 16:37 - Somewhere My Love 18:55 - The Green Leaves Of Summer 22:16 - Volare 24:38 - You Are the Sunshine of My Life 27:35 - Here Today and Gone Tomorrow 30:27 - Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose 32:52 - Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head 35:46 - Seasons in the Sun 39:22 - Yesterday Once More 42:50 - Mame 45:30 - April in Portugal 48:36 - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree 51:29 - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes 53:56 - Somewhere My Love 56:38 - She Believes in Me 1:00:37 - Do You Know Where You're Going to
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Una de las más Grandes y Espectaculares Orquestas de todos los tiempos, con el fabuloso sonido y estilo del inigualable RAY CONNIFF. Este Trombonista, Arreglador y Director de su propia Orquesta desde fines de los años '40, a sus 77 años en este Concierto demuestra seguir con una vitalidad y carisma únicos. Entre los títulos de esta presentación: NEW YORK - EL AMOR ES ALGO MARAVILLOSO - HAY HUMO EN TUS OJOS - TRIBUTO A BROADWAY - CHOPIN'S NOCTURNE - VOYAGE - ESCANDALO - TEMA DE LARA (Del Film DOCTOR ZHIVAGO) - NO LLORES POR MI ARGENTINA - AVE MARIA - DE BUEN HUMOR - LA CUMPARSITA - AQUELLOS OJOS VERDES - BESAME MUCHO - EL DIA QUE ME QUIERAS - CONNIFF JAZZ BAND - TICO TICO - BRASIL - CABALLO VIEJO - AMIGO Copyright © 2021 PABLO CANTEIRO Todos los derechos reservados
RAY CONNIFF MIS 30 MEJORES CANCIONES CD 1 00:00 1 Besame Mucho 02:40 2 En Algun Lugar Mi Amor 05:13 3 Luna Azul 07:39 4 Brasil 10:48 5 Noche Y Dia 14:07 6 New York, New York 16:38 7 Melodía Sin Cadenas 19:16 8 Algunas Veces Soy Feliz 22:22 9 Tu Me Haces Algo 25:03 10 Tema De Historia De Amor 28:05 11 Nuestros Años Felices 30:47 12 Tu Modo De Ser 33:46 13 Matandome Suavemente Con Su Canción 37:16 14 La Chica Mas Hermosa Del Mundo 40:20 15 Si Me Dejas Ahora CD 2 43:46 1 Es Maravilloso 46:14 2 Digalo Con Música 48:44 3 Sentimientos 52:27 4 Aquellos Ojos Verdes 55:09 5 Solamente Tu ...
Ray Conniff, conducting Horst Jankowski's RIAS Orchestra and the Rosy Singers (from a German TV show, titled "Kinder, wie die Zeit vergeht", 1986), lipsync performance.
Provided to YouTube by Columbia/Legacy Here Today And Gone Tomorrow · Ray Conniff Harmony ℗ 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Released on: 1973-09-07 Composer, Lyricist: R. Conniff Producer: J. Gold Auto-generated by YouTube.
Provided to YouTube by The state51 Conspiracy Some Enchanted Evening · The Castells So This Is Love ℗ 1962 MTI Released on: 2020-06-15 Composer: Oscar II Hammerstein Lyricist: Oscar Ii Hammerstein Composer: Richard Rodgers Lyricist: Richard Rodgers Music Publisher: Rodgers And Hammerstein Holdings LLC Auto-generated by YouTube.
No pertenece a los premios Tony, pero no podía faltar esta bella canción.
Mitzi Gaynor and Giorgio Tozzi (dubbing Rossano Brazzi), sing "Some Enchanted Evening" from the 1958 film of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. CONNECT WITH RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN : http://www.rodgersandhammerstein.com http://www.facebook.com/RodgersandHam... https://twitter.com/RnH_Org http://instagram.com/rodgersandhammer... https://www.tiktok.com/@rodgersandham... ABOUT RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (Composer, 1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Librettist/Lyricist, 1895-1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most successful partnership in American musical theater. Prior to joining forces, Rodgers collaborated with lyricist Lorenz Hart on musical comedies that epitomized wit and sophistication (Pal J...
As featured in Episode 1 "The End" of Amazon's Fallout television show, produced by Kilter Films and Bethesda Game Studios.
GREAT PERFORMANCES: Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II Thank you for sharing it with us, K! ------------------------------------------------------------------ In a tribute to lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II, host Julie Andrews introduces celebrities as they perform Hammerstein's material. The program, taped before a live audience at City Center, New York City, begins with Andrews singing "A Cock-Eyed Optimist" from "South Pacific." The lineup goes on to include: Audra McDonald singing "Lover, Come Back to Me" from "The New Moon"; Peabo Bryson singing "Rose Marie" from the operetta "Rose Marie"; McDonald and Bryson dueting on "One Kiss" from "The New Moon"; Willie Nelson singing "All the Things You Are" from "Very Warm for May"; Vanessa Williams singing "Why Was I Bo...
Watch Original Broadway Cast Members of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC, Mary Martin & Ezio Pinza, sing "Some Enchanted Evening," featured in the 1954 TV special “General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute to Rodgers and Hammerstein.” The special was hosted by Groucho Marx, Mary Martin, Jack Benny, Ed Sullivan and Edgar Bergen with his puppet Charlie McCarthy. CONNECT WITH RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN http://www.rodgersandhammerstein.com http://www.facebook.com/RodgersandHammerstein https://twitter.com/RnH_Legacy http://instagram.com/rodgersandhammerstein https://www.tiktok.com/@rodgersandhammerstein ABOUT RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (Composer, 1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Librettist/Lyricist, 189...
Music video by Jackie Evancho performing Some Enchanted Evening. (C) 2012 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment http://vevo.ly/7zqCqY
70-year-old tenor-baritone Placido Domingo sings the song "Some Enchanted Evening" from the musical South Pacific by Rodgers and Hammerstein in a 2011 concert in Toronto, Canada. It is conducted by Eugene Kohn.
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A Karaoke Version by ROBMANRICO of the show tune from the musical 'South Pacific' by Rogers and Hammerstein, "SOME ENCHANTED EVENING".
Joseph Raymond "Ray" Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.
Conniff was born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, and learned to play the trombone from his father. He studied music arranging from a course book.
After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II (where he worked under Walter Schumann), he joined the Artie Shaw big band and wrote many arrangements for him. After his stint with Shaw, he was then hired by Mitch Miller, then head of A&R at Columbia Records, as their home arranger, working with several artists including Rosemary Clooney, Marty Robbins, Frankie Laine, Johnny Mathis, Guy Mitchell and Johnnie Ray. He wrote a top 10 arrangement for Don Cherry's "Band of Gold" in 1955, a single that sold more than a million copies. Among the hit singles he backed with his orchestra (and eventually with a male chorus) were "Yes Tonight Josephine" and "Just Walkin' in the Rain" by Johnnie Ray; "Chances Are" and "It's Not for Me to Say" by Johnny Mathis; "A White Sport Coat" and "The Hanging Tree" by Marty Robbins; "Moonlight Gambler" by Frankie Laine; "Up Above My Head," a duet by Frankie Laine and Johnnie Ray; and "Pet Me, Poppa" by Rosemary Clooney. He also backed up the albums Tony by Tony Bennett, Blue Swing by Eileen Rodgers, Swingin' for Two by Don Cherry, and half the tracks of The Big Beat by Johnnie Ray.
Frosty the snowman
Was a jolly happy soul
With a corn cop pipe
And a button nose
And two eyes
Made out of coal
Frosty the snowman
Is a fairy tale they say
He was made out of snow
But the children know how
He came to life one day
There must of been
Some magic in
That ol' silk cap
They found
For when they placed it
On his head
He began to dance around
Frosty the snowman
Was alive as he could be
And the children say
He could laugh and play
Just the same
As you and me
Frosty the snowman
Knew the snow
Was hot that day
So he said lets run
And have some fun
Before I melt away
Down to the village
With a broom stick
In his hand
Runnin' here and there
All around the square
Sayin' catch me
If you can
He led them down
The streets of town
Right
To the traffic cop
And he only
Paused a moment
When he heard him
Holler stop
Frosty the snowman
Had to hurry on his way
But he
Waved goodbye sayin'
Please don't cry
I'll be back again