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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Moments Together
Jazz - Editado por Capitol Records el 8 abr. 1957
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The Hits Of Ray Anthony
Jazz - Editado por CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) el 1 ene. 1989
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Dancing Alone Together: Torch Songs For Lovers
Jazz - Editado por Capitol Records el 1 ene. 2012
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Arthur Murray Favorites - Fox Trots
Jazz - Editado por Capitol Records el 1 ene. 2012
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The Dream Girl
Jazz - Editado por Capitol Records el 23 feb. 1958
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Ray's Star (Remastered)
Jazz tradicional & Nueva Orleans - Editado por The Jazz Walk Of Fame el 20 jul. 2016
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The Best of Ray Anthony
Jazz - Editado por Hindsight Records el 9 may. 2013
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Jazz Masters - 75 Classic Tracks
Jazz - Editado por AP Music el 12 ago. 2013
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Ray Anthony and His Orchestra - 22 Original Hits - The Essential Series
Jazz - Editado por Hindsight Records el 9 may. 2013
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Sentimental Journey 1949-1950
Jazz - Editado por Circle el 23 may. 2022
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More Dream Dancing
Jazz - Editado por Findina Records el 7 jul. 2017
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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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Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 176 - EP: TV's Top Tunes
Jazz vocal - Editado por Vintage Music el 17 dic. 1956
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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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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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