Carmichael, Ralph

Carmichael, Ralph (May 27, 1927, Quincy, IL) Ralph Carmichael was born in Quincy, Illinois. By the early 1930s, his father, who was a pastor, moved the family to North Dakota. The elder Carmichael played the trombone and enrolled young Ralph in violin lessons before his fourth birthday. Soon afterward the piano, trumpet, and vocal studies were added to his repertoire. By the late 1930s, the family moved to Southern California. Carmichael’s interest in music during this period included gospel…