Vince Guaraldi
Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. His compositions for this series included their signature melody "Linus and Lucy" and the holiday standard "Christmas Time Is Here". He is also known for his performances on piano as a member of Cal Tjader's 1950s ensembles and for his own solo career. His 1962 composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" became a radio hit and won a Grammy Award in 1963 for Best Original Jazz Composition. He died of a sudden heart attack on February 6, 1976, at age 47, moments after concluding a nightclub performance in Menlo Park, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vince Guaraldi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- 1928-07-17 · San Francisco, California, USA
- Died
- 1976-02-06
Known for
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) — Songs
- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) — Original Music Composer
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973) — Little Birdie Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1969) — Original Music Composer
- It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown (1992) — Music
- It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown (1974) — Original Music Composer
- Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (1975) — Music
- You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown (1972) — Joe Cool Singer (voice) (uncredited)
- Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales (2002) — Music
- It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown (1969) — Music
- You're in Love, Charlie Brown (1967) — Music
- Charlie Brown's All-Stars! (1966) — Music
- It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown (1976) — Music
- You're a Good Sport, Charlie Brown (1975) — Original Music Composer
- Play It Again, Charlie Brown (1971) — Music
- It's a Mystery, Charlie Brown (1974) — Music