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Ivor Raymonde (born Ivor Pomerance; 22 October – 4 June )^[1][2] was a British musician, songwriter, arranger and actor, best known for his distinctive rock-orchestral arrangements for Dusty Springfield and others in the s.

Life and career

He studied at Trinity College of Music,^[3] and served as a Bevin Boy during the Second World War.^[4] He initially entered professional music as a jazz and classical pianist.

He played in various big bands and started leading his own band by the early s. He then became a music director at the BBC alongside Wally Stott. He worked as a session musician on occasion, playing on and arranging Johnny Duncan's UK hit "Last Train to San Fernando." He also worked as an actor, supporting comedian Tony Hancock in all of the comedian's first TV series in ^[4]

He moved on to Philips Records, where he worked as producer with Frankie Vaughan, for whom he arranged the hits "Tower of Strengt