Raymond Kelley

Since 1956, he performed classical music for one season with the Salt Lake Symphony, then six years in the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, then five years with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra until 1968. Kelley was part of a Hollywood session musician group named the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra from 1965 to 1974. He has played cello on many major recording artists' albums over the years. His work as a cellist included performances with orchestras as well as contributions to studio recordings.
In 1988, he founded his own record label, Resort Music, Inc. He died on March 4, 2025, aged 87.