Ray Conniff

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arranger bandleader composer human record producer trombonist

Ray Conniff was an American bandleader, arranger, and trombonist best known for his easy-listening orchestral and choral recordings that gained wide popularity in the mid-20th century.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Ray Conniff canonical	9
Ray Conniff Singers	2
The Ray Conniff Singers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1926481 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ray Conniff
Context triple: [I'm Sitting on Top of the World, hasNotableRecordingBy, Ray Conniff]

A. Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer best known for his powerful ballads and duets, including several hit Disney movie theme songs.
B. Andy Williams
Andy Williams was an American pop singer and television host renowned for his smooth voice and classic renditions of popular standards and Christmas songs.
C. Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
D. Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy is an American sports executive and former NFL safety who serves as the president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers.
E. Perry Como
Perry Como was an American singer and television personality renowned for his smooth baritone voice, relaxed crooning style, and decades-long presence as a popular music and TV star in the mid-20th century.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Ray Conniff
Target entity description: Ray Conniff was an American bandleader, arranger, and trombonist best known for his easy-listening orchestral and choral recordings that gained wide popularity in the mid-20th century.

A. Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson is an American R&B and soul singer best known for his powerful ballads and duets, including several hit Disney movie theme songs.
B. Andy Williams
Andy Williams was an American pop singer and television host renowned for his smooth voice and classic renditions of popular standards and Christmas songs.
C. Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist best known for his smooth blend of R&B, soul, and jazz, particularly the classic hit "What You Won't Do for Love."
D. Mark Murphy
Mark Murphy is an American sports executive and former NFL safety who serves as the president and CEO of the Green Bay Packers.
E. Perry Como
Perry Como was an American singer and television personality renowned for his smooth baritone voice, relaxed crooning style, and decades-long presence as a popular music and TV star in the mid-20th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arranger ⓘ bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ record producer ⓘ trombonist ⓘ
activeYearsEnd	1990s ⓘ
activeYearsStart	1930s ⓘ
associatedAct	Ray Conniff self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ray Conniff Singers
awardReceived	Grammy Award for Best Performance by a Chorus ⓘ
burialPlace	Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California, United States ⓘ
causeOfDeath	head injuries from a fall ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1916-11-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	2002-10-12 ⓘ
employer	Columbia Records ⓘ
familyName	Conniff ⓘ
founded	Ray Conniff self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ray Conniff Singers
fullName	Joseph Raymond Conniff ⓘ
genre	easy listening ⓘ orchestral pop ⓘ vocal pop ⓘ
givenName	Joseph ⓘ Raymond ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.rayconniff.info/ ⓘ
instrument	trombone ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
notableAchievement	sold millions of albums worldwide ⓘ
notableFor	easy-listening orchestral and choral recordings ⓘ mid-20th-century popular music success ⓘ popularizing choral backing in pop and easy-listening music ⓘ
notableWork	Christmas with Conniff ⓘ S Wonderful ⓘ Somewhere My Love ⓘ Young at Heart ⓘ
occupation	arranger ⓘ bandleader ⓘ composer ⓘ record producer ⓘ trombonist ⓘ
placeOfBirth	Attleboro ⓘ surface form: Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath	Escondido ⓘ surface form: Escondido, California, United States
recordLabel	CBS Records ⓘ Columbia Records ⓘ
style	lush orchestral arrangements ⓘ wordless vocal chorus arrangements ⓘ
workedWith	Johnny Mathis ⓘ Marty Robbins ⓘ Mitch Miller ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

I’m Sitting on Top of the World → hasNotableRecordingBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

subject surface form: I'm Sitting on Top of the World

Honeycomb → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Ray Conniff Singers

Some Enchanted Evening → notableRecordingBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

Jamaica Farewell → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

Ray Conniff → associatedAct → Ray Conniff self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ray Conniff Singers

Ray Conniff → founded → Ray Conniff self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ray Conniff Singers

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes → hasCoverVersionBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

Hooray for Hollywood → hasNotableRecordingBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

They Say It’s Wonderful → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

Tico-Tico no Fubá → hasNotableRecordingBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

Dancin’ with Tears in My Eyes → hasBeenRecordedBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

Song Sung Blue → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Ray Conniff ⓘ

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