RONNIE ALDRICH & HIS TWO PIANOS GATEFOLD LP ALBUM 1962

Ronald Frank Aldrich (15 February 1916, Erith, Kent, England - 30 September 1993, Isle of Man), the only son af a store manager, was a British easy listening pianist, arranger, conductor and composer. He was just three years old when he started playing the piano being his musical education classical. He was taught violin at the Guildhall School.  Young Ronnie Aldrich went to India to play jazz before WWII.

Ronnie Aldrich first gained fame in the 1940s as leader of The Squadronaires, up until their disbanding in 1964.  He was noteworthy for the recording development of playing two pianos in his recordings (the Decca's Phase 4 Stereo series). He recorded for The Decca Record Company Ltd in the 1960s and 1970s, moving to Seaward Ltd (his own company) licensed to EMI in the 1980s. He also regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 2 with his own orchestra as well as with the BBC Radio Orchestra, directing from the piano.  Aldrich was also widely known as the musical director for the world-famous The Benny Hill Show. He was appointed musical director at Thames Television.  He died of prostate cancer at age 77.