Donald Edward Ralke, known professionally as Don Ralke, was born on July 13,
1920, in Battle Creek, Michigan. He was an American music arranger, composer,
and record producer who worked extensively within the Hollywood studio system
for four decades. Don Ralke received his bachelor's and master's degrees in
music from the University of Southern California. He began his career
collaborating on Jazz Heat and Bongo Beat, and was hired by Warner Bros. to work
on albums such as "Gershwin With Bongos" and "The Savage And The Sensuous
Bongos". He worked with Warren Barker on the music f...