10 Facts About Ronnie Aldrich

Ronald Frank Aldrich was a British easy listening and jazz pianist, arranger, conductor and composer.

Ronnie Aldrich was born Ronald Frank Aldrich on 15 February 1916 in Erith, England, the only son of a store manager.

Ronnie Aldrich travelled to India in the late 30s ahead of World War Two to play jazz and first gained fame in the 1940s as the leader of a Royal Air Force band called The Squadronaires who had a twenty-year-long career before they disbanded in 1964.

Ronnie Aldrich recorded for the Decca Record Company Ltd in the 1960s and 1970s, moving to Seaward Ltd licensed to EMI in the 1980s.

Ronnie Aldrich recorded special tracks that were released by Reader's Digest.

Ronnie Aldrich was appointed musical director at Thames Television, and thus was widely known as the musical director for the television programme The Benny Hill Show.

Ronnie Aldrich was married twice and had a daughter from his first marriage.

Ronnie Aldrich died of prostate cancer at age 77 on 30 September 1993 in Clatterbridge, Cheshire.

Ronnie Aldrich found his final rest at St Luke's Churchyard, Baldwin Braddan, Middle, Isle of Man.

Seaward issued a vinyl LP, The Wonderful World of Man, which contained recordings of the sounds of the Isle of Man, where Ronnie Aldrich lived from the 1960s onwards.