Bandleader
Ray Conniff
Wordless choirs over easy orchestration, and fifty million records.
Joseph Raymond Conniff was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s. He developed a unique sound taking advantage of stereo LP recording combining wordless chorus with brass and woodwinds reinterpreting American standards. The recorded sounds shifted the balance of instruments in a way that could not be heard in live performance, for example balancing a harp or rhythm guitar against a full brass ensemble.
- Born
- 1916-11-06, Attleboro, USAA Monday
- Died
- 2002-10-12, Escondido, USAA Saturday, aged 85
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Aries
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1916-11-06, Attleboro, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 13°58′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aries | 5°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 3°33′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 4°20′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 11°19′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aries | 28°32′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 0°34′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 15°50′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 4°53′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 4°13′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
2002-10-12, Escondido, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 19°16′ | Direct |
| Moon | Capricorn | 13°59′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 1°17′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 15°31′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Virgo | 28°07′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Leo | 13°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 29°05′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aquarius | 25°06′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Aquarius | 8°12′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 15°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Ray Conniff was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.