Ray Plagens(1924-1972)
- Composer
- Music Department
Plagens was rated one of the top organists and pianists in the American
Southwest, in constant demand for entertainment at public and private
events in addition to his radio and TV work in Dallas, Texas. A musical
prodigy, he began playing the piano at the age of 4 and at 7 became the
pianist of First Baptist Church. He made the piano and the organ his
career after graduation from high school in 1941, and after 36 months
in the Air Force he settled in the Dallas-Ft.Worth area, where he
eventually became music director of WFAA-TV.