When television producer Lee Mendelson heard jazz pianist/composer Vince Guaraldi's hit single "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" on his car radio, he thought he had found the right composer for the ...

In 1964, one year before A Charlie Brown Christmas brought cartoonist Charles M. Schulz’s PEANUTS® to TV screens across America, the Vince Guaraldi Trio breathed life into its beloved characters ...

Vince Guaraldi, the Bay Area jazz musician known most for his Peanuts soundtracks and the song “Cast Your Fate to the Wind,” is arguably more popular than ever, says Davis author Derrick Bang. Two ...

On Oct. 18, Berkeley’s Amoeba Music hosted a “Peanuts” listening party celebrating the 75th anniversary of the comic with special guests Jason and Sean Mendelson, the sons of “Peanuts” animation ...

Lost late period Peanuts soundtrack sounds like a love letter from an old friend. Growing up in pre-Internet times, I often wondered what had happened to pianist composer Vince Guaraldi beyond the ...