- Uan Rasey was born on August 22, 1921 in Glasgow, Montana, USA. He is known for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Too Late Blues (1961) and Lush Life (1993). He died on September 26, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- First trumpet, MGM Studio Orchestra (1949-1974).
- His accomplishments were recognized in May 2009 by the International Trumpet Guild (ITG) with their award of the ITG Honorary Award, the guild's most prestigious award.
- On Rasey's 90th birthday, 40 trumpeters appeared outside Rasey's house to serenade him with "Trumpeter's Prayer.".
- He performed on nearly every MGM film score from the late 1940s until the early 1970s, along with film scores from many other motion picture studios. He is recorded most of the Tom and Jerry cartoons of the 1950s and 1960s.
- Perhaps his best known soundtrack performance was for the movie Chinatown (1974), featuring trumpet solos that brought him recognition and praise from the film studio community and the general public, an uncommon event in soundtrack recording at that time.
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