Described by Gold Star Recording Studio co-owner Stan Ross as "the most well-known unknown in the business," producer, arranger, and composer Don Ralke was a fixture of the Hollywood recording studio for over four decades, overseeing a sprawling body of work extending from pop hits to golden-throat celebrity records to his own cult classic exotica LPs. Born July 13, 1920 in Battle Creek, MI, Ralke earned his Masters degree in music from the University of Southern California; according to his biography at the SpaceAgePop website, he also studied under famed expressionist compos...