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Ralph Burns was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who worked with many famous musicians and bands. He also composed and arranged music for Broadway shows and films, winning several awards and honors.
Ralph Burns (1922-2001) was a versatile and prolific musician who worked in jazz, Broadway, film and TV. He won two Oscars for his orchestrations of Cabaret and All That Jazz, and composed songs such as "Early Autumn" and "Bijou".
- January 1, 1
- Newton, Massachusetts, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Ralph Burns was a pianist, arranger, composer and conductor who worked with Woody Herman, Johnny Mercer and Broadway musicals. He won two Tony Awards for Best Orchestrations and collaborated with Doug Besterman.
- June 29, 1922
- November 21, 2001
Nov 28, 2001 · Ralph Burns, an arranger and composer who rose to prominence in the big band era and later won awards for his work on Broadway and in Hollywood, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 79. The...
Ralph Jose P. Burns: born June 29, 1922 in Newton, MA; died Nov. 21, 2001 in Los Angeles. Of the dozens of fine composers and arrangers to come out of New England, none was ever more accomplished or more prolific than Ralph Burns, who left indelible marks on music in America from coast to coast and not only in the jazz idiom.
Ralph Burns Biography. Born on June 29, 1922, in Newton, MA; died on November 21, 2001, in Los Angeles, CA. Education: Attended the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, MA. When Ralph Burns died in the fall of 2001, he left behind not one, but two remarkable careers in music. The first, forged during the big band era of the 1940s, was as ...
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Ralph Burns, the Tony Award-winning orchestrataor who helped bring the brassy, tinny sound to the Broadway musical, Chicago, and the jubilant roar to Funny Girl, died Nov. 21 of complications...