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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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 108 - EPs Collecto "I Remember Glenn Miller" (Ray Anthony And His Orchestra)
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 23 nov. 1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 107 - EPs Collecto "Anthony Italiano"
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 18 jul. 1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 106 - EPs Collecto "The Anthony Choir"
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 28 abr. 1957
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 104 - EPs Collecto "Star Danding"
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 15 jul. 1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 103 - EPs Collectors, "Campus Rumpus!"
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 1 sep. 1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 102 - EPs Collectors, "Young Ideas" (Ray Anthony And His Orchestra)
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 8 abr. 1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 93 - EPs Collectors, "Saddle Shoe Shuffle"
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 21 ago. 1958
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Live At The Sahara Hotel - Las Vegas
Pop - Editado por Smash! Records el 20 ene. 2023
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Why Don't You Want To Come Home
Pop - Editado por Dream Melodies el 1 ago. 2021
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Sometimes I'm Happy
Pop - Editado por Cat Records el 1 oct. 2021
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Swingin' On Campus
Pop - Editado por Smash! Records el 22 ene. 2023
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What Is This Thing Called Love
Pop - Editado por Resona Music el 1 oct. 2021
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Man On the Beat (Remastered)
Be Bop - Editado por Pink Dot Records el 7 mar. 2013
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 105 - EPs Collecto "Big Band Dixieland"
Jazz - Editado por Vintage Music el 8 jul. 1957
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Show And Dance And Party
Pop - Editado por Leverage el 1 ene. 2000
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Ray Anthony's Houseparty Hop
Pop - Editado por Leverage el 1 ene. 2000
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