Rainger, Ralph

Ralph Rainger Composer Ralph Reichenthal, New York City, October 7, 1901; Beverly Hills, California, October 24, 1942. In 1923, before starting law school, Rainger, under his birth name, had his first rag published. He also recorded “Piano Puzzle” (Bell P-193). After graduating from law school, he got a job as rehearsal pianist and (later) pianist in the pit for a Broadway show, Queen High (1926). He joined with Edgar Fairchild to become a duo-piano team on Broadway and in vaudeville that…