Ralph Carmichael

United StatesUnited States· Quincy

American Christian Contemporary and pop composer, arranger, songwriter, producer & record executive. Born May 28, 1927 in Quincy, Illinois, USA. Died October 18, 2021 (94 years of age) in Camarillo, California, USA. Married to Evangeline Carmichael (Vangie Carmichael) (1948-1964, divorced). Though Carmichael was well-known for his Christian music, he had a big career in pop music as well. He became Nat King Cole's regular arranger after some early success together. Their first mainstream pop collaboration was "The Touch of Your Lips" (also 1960), and their final team-up was Cole's last album, "L-O-V-E" (recorded December 1964), only two months before Cole died of lung cancer. Carmichael wrote arrangements for many other top pop performers, including Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby, Jack Jones, Peggy Lee, Julie London, Al Martino and Roger inducted. In the gospel realm, Carmichael often provided scoring for films produced by Billy Graham Crusades and was creator of many "folk musicals" aimed at younger congregants in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Carmichael was inducted into the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 1985 and into the National Religious Broadcasters' Hall of Fame in 2001.

Discography

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The Piano...I Remember

1960

Studio Album

A Carmichael Concert

1961

Studio Album

The Touch Of Your Lips

1962

Studio Album

Preludes To Faith

1962

Studio Album

The World Vision

1962

Studio Album

Night Of Miracles

1964

Studio Album

The King Family Album

1965

Studio Album

Sunday With The King Family

1966

Studio Album

I Believe In Miracles

1966

Studio Album

How Great Thou Art

1968

Studio Album

A King Family Christmas (Original Sound Track Highlights From Their Christmas Television Special)

1968

Studio Album

From The Creative World Of Stan Kenton Comes Music From Hair

1969

Studio Album

Tell It Like It Is: A Folk Musical About God

1969

Studio Album

The Electric Symphony (The Moog Synthesizer)

1970

Studio Album

The Vernons Sing A New Song

1970

Studio Album

Sometimes I Just Feel It This Way

1970

Studio Album

A New Day With The Certain Sounds

1971

Studio Album

Natural High

1971

Studio Album

Hymns At Sunset

1972

Studio Album

The Singing Churchmen With Ralph Carmichael

1972

Studio Album

I'm Here, God's Here, Now We Can Start

1973

Studio Album

New Wine

1973

Studio Album

Cliff Barrows Presents Exciting Songs On The Way

1973

Studio Album

I Want You

1974

Studio Album

'Specially For Shepherds: A Contemporary Christmas Cantata

1977

Studio Album

Portrait

1977

Studio Album

Moses Story: A Children's Musical

1977

Studio Album

Come On Home

1978

Studio Album

Ralph Carmichael & Friends Live

1997

Studio Album

Ralph Carmichael's Big Band Christmas

1998

Studio Album

Power Of Your Love Symphony: Live In Australia

2000

Studio Album

A Treasury of Hymns Volume Two

2004

Studio Album

A Treasury of Hymns

2004

Studio Album

How Great Thou Art

Studio Album

102 Strings

Studio Album

Greater Than You And I

Studio Album

I'm Gonna Go Back

Studio Album

Lorin Whitney Organ With Ralph Carmichael Strings

Studio Album

The Piano I Remember Volume 2

Studio Album

The Ralph Carmichael Orchestra Vol. 1

Studio Album