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| 1908 / age 00 | - Born September 10th, Brooklyn, NY | ||||
| 1914 / age 05 | - World War 1 begins - Wilson is US Pres. | ||||
| 1921 / age 12 | - Assembles 1st 'audio laboratory' | ||||
| 1924 / age 15 | - 1st professional job as pianist | ||||
| - Composes 1st song, "Portrait of a Cow" | |||||
| 1927 / age 18 | - Graduates from Brooklyn Technical School | ||||
| 1929 / age 20 | - Wall Street Crash leads to economic depression - Hoover replaces Coolidge as US Pres. | ||||
| 1931 / age 22 | - Graduates from the Juilliard School of Music | ||||
| 1934 / age 25 | - Becomes staff pianist for CBS Radio band | ||||
| - Forms band, 'The Instrumentalists' (radio performances & recordings of original RS music) | |||||
| - 1st hit single, "Christmas Night in Harlem" (later recorded by Louis Armstrong) | |||||
| 1935 / age 26 | - Marries Pearl Zimney (1 daughter, 1 son) | ||||
| - Establishes recording company, Universal Recording, Inc. | |||||
| - Establishes music publishing company, Circle Music, Inc. | |||||
| 1936 / age 27 | - 1st Raymond Scott Quintette (incl. Bunny Berigan, & Johnny Williams, father of John Williams) | ||||
| - Composes & records "Powerhouse," "The Toy Trumpet," & others | |||||
| - Signs recording contract with Irving Mills (Duke Ellington's manager) & Columbia Records | |||||
| 1937 / age 28 | - Appears / performs in several Hollywood films with RS Quintette (continues through 1938) | ||||
| 1938 / age 29 | - Becomes Music Director for CBS Radio | ||||
| 1939 / age 30 | - Raymond Scott Quintette performs weekly on CBS Radio show, 'Your Hit Parade' (continues to 1940) | ||||
| 1940 / age 31 | - Forms The Raymond Scott Orchestra | ||||
| - Begins touring with The Raymond Scott Orchestra (to finance expanding electronic laboratory) | |||||
| - Composes music for American Ballet Theatre | |||||
| - Forms band, 'The Novelteers' | |||||
| - George Pal 'Puppetoon' film uses Raymond Scott music in soundtrack | |||||
| - Performs 'silent music' | |||||
| 1941 / age 32 | - Japan bombs Pearl harbor - US enters World War 2 - Roosevelt is US Pres. | ||||
| 1941 / age 32 | - Performs with Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, others | ||||
| - Forms band, 'The Captivators' | |||||
| 1942 / age 33 | - World's 1st racially-mixed network studio orch. via John Hammond (incl. Ben Webster, Charlie Shavers) | ||||
| - Forms 2nd Raymond Scott Quintette | |||||
| - Completes 2-year Raymond Scott Orchestra tour | |||||
| - Becomes Music Director for CBS / led big studio band | |||||
| - Forms 1st Raymond Scott & the Secret Seven line-up (incl. Cozy Cole, others.) | |||||
| 1943 / age 34 | - Warner Bros. officially begins use of 12 RS titles in animation starring Bugs Bunny, et al. (cont. to present) | ||||
| - Forms band, 'The Sophisticators' | |||||
| 1944 / age 35 | - Radio program, 'The Raymond Scott Show' | ||||
| 1945 / age 36 | - World War 2 ends - The Atomic Age begins - Truman becomes US Pres. | ||||
| 1945 / age 36 | - Tours again with new line-up | ||||
| - Composes music for Hollywood film, 'Bells of Rosarita' | |||||
| - Composes music for Broadway show, 'Beggars are Coming to Town' | |||||
| 1946 / age 37 | - Composes music for Broadway show, 'Lute Song' (Yul Brynner, Mary Martin) | ||||
| - Establishes electronics corporation, Manhattan Research, Inc. | |||||
| - US Patent disclosure for electro-mechanical music invention, 'The Orchestra Machine' | |||||
| - US Patent disclosure for electro-mechanical invention, 'The Talking Alarm Clock' | |||||
| 1947 / age 38 | - Forms new band & tours again | ||||
| - National radio show (continues to 1949) | |||||
| 1948 / age 39 | - Electro-mechanical sound effects generator, 'Karloff' | ||||
| - Forms 3rd Raymond Scott Quintette | |||||
| - Establishes record label, Master Records | |||||
| 1949 / age 40 | - Builds 1st electronic music 'synthesizer' | ||||
| - Composes ballet score, 'Peep Show' | |||||
| - Composes ballet score, 'Six Characters in Search of an Author' | |||||
| - Composes music for Hollywood film, 'Not Wanted' | |||||
| - Only brother Mark Warnow dies at age 49 due to heart failure | |||||
| - Becomes bandleader for CBS Radio, 'Your Hit Parade' | |||||
| 1950 / age 41 | - The Korean War begins | ||||
| 1950 / age 41 | - Becomes bandleader for NBC Television, 'Your Hit Parade' - continues through 1950s | ||||
| - Originates use of prerecorded accompaniment with live vocal performances | |||||
| - Composes music for Hollywood film, 'The West Point Story' (James Cagney, Doris Day) | |||||
| - Hit jingle, "Be Happy Go Lucky" for Lucky Strike | |||||
| - US Patent disclosure for 'Automatic Scanning Radio' invention | |||||
| - Divorces 1st wife, Pearl | |||||
| 1951 / age 42 | - Carnegie Hall performance of composition, "Suite for Violin and Piano" | ||||
| - Establishes commercial music company, 'The Jingle Workshop' | |||||
| 1952 / age 43 | - Marries singer Dorothy Collins (2 daughters) | ||||
| - Begins electronic music 'synthesizer' invention, 'The Clavivox' | |||||
| - Builds 2 of the world's 1st multi-track tape recorders (7 & 14 tracks) | |||||
| - Forms 4th Raymond Scott Quintette | |||||
| 1953 / age 44 | - Electro-mechanical musical 'sequencer' invention | ||||
| - Establishes soundtrack company, Raymond Scott Enterprises, Inc. | |||||
| - US Patent #2783311 (Magnetic Recording Head Mounting Apparatus) | |||||
| - US Patent #2779826 (Indexing and Selector Device for Magnetic Tape Recorders) | |||||
| 1954 / age 45 | - Establishes record label company, Audivox Records | ||||
| - Meets, & begins to collaborate with Moog synthesizer inventor Bob Moog - assoc. continues 15 years | |||||
| 1955 / age 46 | - Composes music for Alfred Hitchcock film, 'The Trouble with Harry' (Shirley MacLaine, John Forsythe) | ||||
| 1956 / age 47 | - US Patent #2871745 - 'The Clavivox' (Keyboard Operated Electrical Musical Instrument) | ||||
| 1957 / age 48 | - Film & soundtrack invention, 'The Videola' - RS uses device for synching music to film & television | ||||
| - Composes score for Hollywood film, 'Never Love A Stranger' (Steve McQueen) | |||||
| 1958 / age 49 | - NASA is founded - 1st US satellite in orbit - The Space Age begins - Eisenhower is US Pres. | ||||
| 1958 / age 49 | - Becomes A&R Director for Everest Records (Produces Gloria Lynn's 1st album / Auditions Bo Diddley) | ||||
| - Has 1st heart attack / cardiac specialist predicts RS will die within one year | |||||
| - Retires from NBC Television, 'Your Hit Parade' | |||||
| - Electronic music invention, 'The Circle Machine' | |||||
| 1959 / age 50 | - Builds 1st version of electronic music invention, 'The Electronium' | ||||
| - US Patent #2998939 (Automatic Tape Transporting and Position Device) | |||||
| - Records LP: 'The Unexpected' / 2nd 'Raymond Scott & the Secret Seven' line-up (all-star jazz band) | |||||
| - Composes score for Hollywood film, 'The Pusher' | |||||
| 1960 / age 51 | - Establishes electronic music studio company, The World of Sound | ||||
| - Electronic music invention, 'Rhythm Synthesizer' | |||||
| - Electronic music invention, 'Pitch Sequencer' | |||||
| 1961 / age 52 | - Electronic music invention, 'Juxtaposition Matrix' | ||||
| - Establishes commercial soundtrack division, Electronic Audio Logos, Inc. | |||||
| 1962 / age 53 | - Records 3 completely electronic albums: 'Soothing Sounds for Baby' (released by Epic Records) | ||||
| - Forms 5th & final Raymond Scott Quintette | |||||
| 1963 / age 54 | - US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated - Johnson becomes US Pres. | ||||
| 1963 / age 54 | - Electronic music invention, 'Bandito the Bongo Artist' (a 'drum machine') | ||||
| 1964 / age 55 | - US enters Vietnam War - The Beatles 1st visit to US | ||||
| 1965 / age 56 | - Divorces Dorothy Collins | ||||
| - Meets & begins to collaborate with Muppets™-creator Jim Henson (electronic soundtracks for films/TV) | |||||
| - US Patent serial #846835 (Automatic Rhythmic Keying Device for Electronic Keyboards) | |||||
| 1966 / age 57 | - Electronic invention, 'Serial Doorbell' | ||||
| 1967 / age 58 | - Marries Mitzi Curtis | ||||
| - Electronic sound devices company, The Electronium Corporation of America, Inc. | |||||
| - Electronic 'ambient' music inventions, 'The Fascination' & 'The Participator' | |||||
| - Series of electronic versions of: telephone ringer, music box, jewelry, baby rattle, games, vending machines, etc. ... | |||||
| 1968 / age 59 | - Martin Luther King, Jr. is assassinated - Robert Kennedy is assassinated | ||||
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1968 / age 59 |
- US Patent #3587094 (Electronic Audible Signaling Devices) -- relates to The Electronium, The Fascination, etc. | ||||
| - Electronic music invention, 'Bassline Generator' | |||||
| - Electronic music invention, 'Synthesized Gong' | |||||
| - Has heart attack | |||||
| - Bell & Howell references Raymond Scott's 1959 US Patent #2998939 | |||||
| 1969 / age 60 | - 1st man lands on the moon - Woodstock concert | ||||
| 1969 / age 60 | - Electronic music invention, 'Voice Modulator' | ||||
| - Records final orchestral (non-electronic) music | |||||
| - Establishes Nashville division of Raymond Scott Enterprises (managed by Tom Rhea) | |||||
| - Establishes Optical electronics company, Electronic Transmission Systems, Inc. | |||||
| 1970 / age 61 | - US Patent #3684889 (Optical System for Facsimile Scanners) - 'fax machine' & scanning components | ||||
| - Meets Berry Gordy, president of Motown Record Corporation - association continues 10 years | |||||
| - Berry Gordy / Motown purchase an 'Electronium' | |||||
| - Honeywell Inc. references Raymond Scott's 1959 US Patent #2998939 | |||||
| 1971 / age 62 | - Moves from NY to California to work for Motown as 'Director of Electronic Music Research and Development' | ||||
| 1972 / age 63 | - Electronic music invention, 'Melody Maker' | ||||
| - Electronic music invention, 'Rhythm Guitar Simulator' | |||||
| - Has heart attack / bypass operation | |||||
| 1973 / age 64 | - Establishes electronic audio devices company, Raymond Scott Laboratories, Inc. | ||||
| - General Electronic references Raymond Scott's 1970 US Patent #3684889 | |||||
| 1974 / age 66 | - US President Richard M. Nixon resigns as result of Watergate scandal | ||||
| 1974 / age 66 | - Electronic music invention, 'Musical Measurement Readout System' | ||||
| 1975 / age 67 | - A.B.Dick Company references Raymond Scott's 1970 US Patent #3684889 | ||||
| 1976 / age 68 | - Has single bypass heart surgery | ||||
| 1977 / age 69 | - Retires from Motown | ||||
| - IBM references Raymond Scott's 1953 US Patent #2779826 | |||||
| 1978 / age 70 | - Markets electronic music invention, 'Musical Measurement Readout System' | ||||
| 1979 / age 71 | - Has heart attack / enters physical therapy | ||||
| 1980 / age 72 | - Sony corp. references Raymond Scott's 1953 US Patent #2779826 (magnetic tape mechanisms) | ||||
| 1981 / age 73 | - General Signal corp. references Raymond Scott's 1968 US Patent #3587094 (electronic audio circuitry) | ||||
| 1982 / age 74 | - Xerox corp. references Raymond Scott's 1970 US Patent #3684889 (optical scanning) | ||||
| - Atari inc. references Raymond Scott's 1968 US Patent #3587094 (electronic audio circuitry) | |||||
| 1983 / age 75 | - Has triple bypass heart surgery | ||||
| 1984 - 1986 | - Continues inventing, composing, & recording in home electronics lab | ||||
| 1987 / age 80 | - Composes & records final batch of music (incl. "Beautiful Little Butterfly") | ||||
| 1988 / age 81 | - Series of heart attacks & strokes result in Raymond Scott being unable to work, speak, & communicate | ||||
| 1994 / age 85 | - Raymond Scott died February 8th | ||||
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