Sad news: another Conniff regular has passed away. I received the following email from Michael D. Bright: Hi Doug, Thought you'd want to pass this news on to...
So sad to know about Loulie's passing. A great Singer as all the others that worked with Ray. As he used to say, "They are the best for this type of work". By...
Hi people, "Rare CDs, Russia" have just released another twofer - the way it should be: Two complete albums plus two bonus tracks. Great cover art work etc....
Hi friends! Some time ago I change my email address. Here is my new email igor.karpov@... Unfortunately new Ray Conniff 2LP on 1CD “Concert In Rhythm...
Great times ahead with the future release of vol.2 and especially look forward to any unreleased 'standards' being brought out of hiding. Does anybody know of...
A 45 track, 3-CD set titled "The Great Ray Conniff" will be issued in Australia this month. It is similar "The Great Percy Faith" which was released in June. ...
Hi Manfred, Igor & everybody! A week ago I received an email from a guy called Igor from "Rarecds.us" offering this two-fer cd. He told me it was made in...
Hi Group, Thought you'd like an update of Ray Conniff requests from my online radio station, HUMBOLDT 101. Since I keep track of requests from e-mail, and the...
Dear friends, I just received an email tonight from Ron Hicklin infoming me that Gene Morford had passed away yesterday, August 27th. Fans of Ray's work from...
It's very sad news. I like Gen Morford's version of "She Belives In Me" than original Kenny Rodgers' version. Perry, do you know how old he was? Igor Karpov On...
Thanks, Perry, for the information - I lament over Gene's death; his solo indeed, like Igor, said, is better than the original (even more so with Ray's...
Was he black? If so, didn't he also sing with the Dominoes on Liberty? Or am I mistaken? ... From: makarios8 To: ray_conniff@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday,...
No, If I am not mistaken he was white, tall, strong (slightly overweighted) and wore a beard. I have a clip of "Another Somebody done ....."in which he appears...
Hi Jer. : good to hear from you again Claudio ... From: Jerry Priessen To: ray_conniff@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: Re:...
Thanks Jorge. No, he can't be the same one then. ... From: JORGE CARPES To: ray_conniff@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 9:24 PM Subject: Re:...
Ha...ha...I am still out there. Just busy a lot :-) Thanks for missing me. ... From: makarios8 To: ray_conniff@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005...
You're welcome, Jerry. Best, Jorge Jerry Priessen <j.priessen@...> escreveu: Thanks Jorge. No, he can't be the same one then. ... From: JORGE CARPES To:...
You're welcome, Jerry. Best, Jorge Jerry Priessen <j.priessen@...> escreveu: Thanks Jorge. No, he can't be the same one then. ... From: JORGE CARPES To:...
I did a little check. My goof! Eugene Mumford was his name. Conventional wisdom would say that the Dominoes best years were well behind them when the group...
I want to acknowledge receipt of the prize for winning "The Ray Conniff World Contest": A cd with a beautiful selection of songs by various artists. Great!...
Hello: I've been watching this web site for some time and especially interested in the top pieces selected for Ray and his group by those who know his music...
I received a copy of "The Great" today. Another ho-hum compilation. There are no liner notes or photos, other than the b&w cover photo. The sound quality is ok...
Hi Doug, Sounds like a pretty miserable release to me :-) Jer. ... From: Doug Mitchell To: ray_conniff@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2005 6:26...
Hi Jer, This compilation is fine for a newcomer who wants an inexpensive collection of Conniff tunes and isn't too picky about sound quality. It can be bought...
Yesterday I received a copy of the new bootleg and I must say that they did an outstanding job. I'd recommend this to any fan who was unable to buy the...
Thanks Manfred and Doug for such valuable information Claudio ... From: Doug Mitchell To: ray_conniff@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 2:26...
Hi all, It is a while since I posted, but will try to be more active in future, I was interested in some of your views about compilations and wondered if any...
Hi, Kevin! A few months before Ray passed away, I made a 4 cd-set compilation called "The Ray Conniff History" which was meant to be a gift for my sister's...
Hi Jorge, Yes, please send the list. Thanks. ... called "The Ray Conniff History" which was meant to be a gift for my sister's birthday, as she requested. ... ...