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Ralph Sharon

Ralph Sharon, English-American pianist, composer, and conductor (died 2015)

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Born
September 17, 1923
Died
March 31, 2015
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1923

About Ralph Sharon

Ralph Simon Sharon was a British-American jazz pianist and arranger. He is best known for working with Tony Bennett as his pianist on numerous recordings and live performances. In 1957, Ralph Sharon became pianist, arranger, and musical director for Tony Bennett, releasing The Beat of My Heart the same year. Sharon's musical career began in England, where he became pianist to Ted Heath in 1946. Sharon became Bennett's "man behind the music" for much of the next 45 years, recording Bennett's discography and touring with Bennett until his retirement in 2002.

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Ralph Sharon timeline

  1. Sharon's musical career began in England, where he became pianist to Ted Heath in 1946.
  2. In 1957, Ralph Sharon became pianist, arranger, and musical director for Tony Bennett, releasing The Beat of My Heart the same year.
  3. Sharon became Bennett's "man behind the music" for much of the next 45 years, recording Bennett's discography and touring with Bennett until his retirement in 2002.

The world when Ralph Sharon was born

Ralph Sharon was born in 1923. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1923

  • #1 song"Yes! We Have No Bananas"
  • Top movieThe Ten Commandments (Cecil B. DeMille)
  • Best-selling bookBlack Oxen – Gertrude Atherton

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst 24 Hours of Le Mans race
  • Top headlineTime magazine publishes its first issue
  • Technology milestoneFirst neon signs appear in the United States
  • Defining fadDance marathons
  • Notable inventionFrozen food process (Clarence Birdseye)
  • World population1.93 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding / Calvin Coolidge
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population111.9M

1923 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ralph Sharon's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19232026
Gas$0.22$3.45/gal
Average home$5,700$435,000
Average income$3,380$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population111.9M341 million

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