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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Ray's Star (Remastered)
Klassischer Jazz & New-Orleans-Jazz - Erschienen bei The Jazz Walk Of Fame am 06.07.2016
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Nice to Know (Remastered)
Bebop - Erschienen bei Pink Dot Records am 07.03.2013
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Live At The Sahara Hotel - Las Vegas (Original Album plus Bonus Tracks 1960)
Pop - Erschienen bei Weird Music am 01.01.2015
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Arthur Murray Favorites - Fox Trots (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1959)
Pop - Erschienen bei Coming Dancing am 01.01.2014
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More Dream Dancing (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks)
Pop - Erschienen bei Come Dancing am 01.01.2013
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Young Ideas (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1957)
Pop - Erschienen bei Weird Music - Lounge am 01.01.2013
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Worried Mind (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1962)
Pop - Erschienen bei Weird Music - Lounge am 01.01.2013
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Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 176 - EP: TV's Top Tunes
Jazzgesang - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 17.12.1956
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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 266 - EP: Jersey Bounce
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 20.07.1955
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 108 - EPs Collecto "I Remember Glenn Miller" (Ray Anthony And His Orchestra)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 23.11.1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 107 - EPs Collecto "Anthony Italiano"
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 18.07.1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 106 - EPs Collecto "The Anthony Choir"
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 28.04.1957
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 104 - EPs Collecto "Star Danding"
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 15.07.1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 103 - EPs Collectors, "Campus Rumpus!"
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 01.09.1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 102 - EPs Collectors, "Young Ideas" (Ray Anthony And His Orchestra)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 08.04.1958
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Vintage Dance Orchestras Nº 93 - EPs Collectors, "Saddle Shoe Shuffle"
Jazz - Erschienen bei Vintage Music am 21.08.1958
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Golden Horn (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1955
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Hurricane Anthony / Flip Flop (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1956
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O mein Papa / Secret Love (Mono Version)
Pop - Erschienen bei BNF Collection am 01.01.1954
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