Raymond Arthur Bloch (August 3, 1902 – March 29, 1982)[1][2] was an American composer, songwriter, conductor, pianist, author and arranger.

[3] In 1939 he joined the CBS radio variety show Johnny Presents as choral director and was promoted to orchestra conductor.

This was the beginning of a long and successful career in "conducting, coaching, orchestrating, and choral directing"[3] on radio, television, and albums.

[10] From 1943 to 1956 Bloch and his orchestra also performed on Here's to Romance, a weekly musical variety show broadcast by the American Forces Network.

[1] In 1945 Bloch signed an exclusive contract with Signature Records to serve as "musical conductor for all disks by individual singers".

[17] The Ray Bloch Orchestra backed many singers, including The Five DeMarco Sisters,[18] Kay Armen,[18] and Monica Lewis.