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Ralph Joseph P. Burns (June 29, 1922 – November 21, 2001) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger.
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".
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- 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
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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 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...
Ralph Burns, pianist, arranger, composer and bandleader. Born : June 29, 1922 in Newton, Massachusetts. Died : November 21, 2001 in Los Angeles, California. He won an Academy Award for Cabaret in 1972.
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 an arranger — and pianist — for some of the biggest bands of the period, most notably Woody Herman ’ s first two Herds.
