Rosa Rio

Rosa Rio
Rosa Rio at the Brooklyn Fox (193334), started her career as a silent film accompanist
Background information
Birth nameElizabeth Raub
Born(1902-06-02)June 2, 1902
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
DiedMay 13, 2010(2010-05-13) (aged 107)
Sun City Center, Florida
Occupations
  • Concert pianist
  • music producer
  • arranger
  • silent film accompanist
  • theatre performer
Instrument(s)Wurlitzer theatre organ, Hammond electric organ
Years active1911–2010

Rosa Rio (June 2, 1902 – May 13, 2010) was the stage name of American concert pianist Elizabeth Raub, who also provided scores and arrangement for theater, radio, television and film productions later becoming a teacher of music and voice. She started her career as a theatre performer before becoming a silent film accompanist, after which she became a leading organist on network radio and television for soap operas and dramas. In 1993 she reprised her film accompaniment career in Florida, providing the scores for early productions, some of which she had accompanied some 80 years earlier, on their release to cinema.