Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
A master of catchy, big band dance tunes in the 1950s, Ray Anthony was as an orchestra leader, trumpet player and all round entertainer that helped popularise the Hokey Pokey song and dance in the US. Born as Raymond Antonini, he learned trumpet from his father and started out playing with Glenn Miller and Jimmy Dorsey in 1940 before serving in the US Navy during WWII and starting his own group upon his return. A brilliant self-publicist and natural showman, he signed to Capitol Records in 1949 and his novelty hits The Bunny Hop and Hokey Pokey (known in Britain as the Hokey Cokey) started national dance crazes. He penned the theme tune to TV cop show Dragnet and reached Number 2 in the US charts with his version of Glenn Miller's At Last in 1952 and, though derided by snooty jazz critics as being overly populist, his easy listening albums Young Ideas (1957) and Anthony Plays Allen (1958) were well received. Anthony became a regular at Hollywood and Las Vegas nightclubs and away from music he married B-movie sex symbol Mamie Van Doren, briefly had his own television variety show and acted in a series of films including Daddy Long Legs, The Five Pennies and High School Confidential. He scored his last major hit with the theme to spy show Peter Gunn, was later awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and continued performing into his 90s.
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I Remember Glenn Miller (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1956)
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Ray Anthony Plays Steve Allen (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1958)
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Ray Anthony Concert (Album of 1955)
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Live At The Sahara Hotel - Las Vegas
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The Anthony Choir (Album of 1953)
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O Mein Papa (Oh! My Papa)
Chanson francesa - Editado por Rooster Records el 10 jul. 2014
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The Classic Years
Jazz - Editado por Sleeping Giant Music el 4 nov. 2013
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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 172 - EP: Ray Anthony Concert
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 24 mar. 1955
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Ray's Star (Remastered)
Jazz tradicional & Nueva Orleans - Editado por The Jazz Walk Of Fame el 6 jul. 2016
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Nice to Know (Remastered)
Be Bop - Editado por Pink Dot Records el 7 mar. 2013
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Live At The Sahara Hotel - Las Vegas (Original Album plus Bonus Tracks 1960)
Pop - Editado por Weird Music el 1 ene. 2015
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Arthur Murray Favorites - Fox Trots (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1959)
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More Dream Dancing (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
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Young Ideas (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1957)
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Worried Mind (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1962)
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Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 176 - EP: TV's Top Tunes
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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 266 - EP: Jersey Bounce
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 20 jul. 1955
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