Vincent Anthony Guaraldi (né Dellaglio, July 17, 1928 – February 6, 1976) was an American jazz pianist best known for composing music for animated television adaptations of the Peanuts comic strip. His compositions for this series included their signature melody "Linus and Lucy" and the holiday standard "Christmas Time Is Here". He is also known for his performances on piano as a member of Cal Tjader's 1950s ensembles and for his own solo career. His 1962 composition "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" became a radio hit and won a Grammy Award in 1963 for Best Original Jazz Composition. He died of a sudden heart attack on February 6, 1976, at age 47, moments after concluding a nightclub performance in Menlo Park, California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vince Guaraldi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
1966
A Charlie Brown Christmas
1965
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
1973
A Boy Named Charlie Brown
1969
Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown
1975
Jazz Casual
1962
Charlie Brown's All-Stars!
1966
It's the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown
1974
Charlie Brown's Christmas Tales
2002
It's Christmastime Again, Charlie Brown
1992
He's a Bully, Charlie Brown
2006
It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown
1969
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