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 - Released by Capitol Records on 8/04/1957
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The Hits Of Ray Anthony
Jazz - Released by CAPITOL CATALOG MKT (C92) on 1/01/1989
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Dancing Alone Together: Torch Songs For Lovers
Jazz - Released by Capitol Records on 1/01/2012
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Arthur Murray Favorites - Fox Trots
Jazz - Released by Capitol Records on 1/01/2012
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Dance Craze (Mono Version)
Ray Anthony & His Orchestra, Pee Wee Hunt And His Orchestra, Stan Kenton and his Orchestra
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1954
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The Lonely Trumpet (Mono Version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1958
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The Best of Ray Anthony
Jazz - Released by Hindsight Records on 9/05/2013
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Top Hits of 54' (Mono Version)
The Cheers, Les Paul, Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1955
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Jazz Masters - 75 Classic Tracks
Jazz - Released by Ap music on 12/08/2013
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Like Wild (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1959)
Pop - Released by Weird Music - Lounge on 1/01/2013
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Daddy Long Legs (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Mono Version)
Film Soundtracks - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1955
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Anthony italiano (Mono version)
Pop - Released by BNF Collection on 1/01/1960
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For Dancers & Romantics Only
Jazz - Released by Jasmine Records on 19/10/2007
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I Almost Lost Your Mind (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1962)
Pop - Released by Weird Music - Lounge on 1/01/2013
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Ray Anthony and His Orchestra - 22 Original Hits - The Essential Series
Jazz - Released by Hindsight Records on 9/05/2013
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Essential Jazz Masters
Jazz - Released by Master Classics Records on 1/03/2011
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Young Ideas + Moments Together (Bonus Track Version)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Lovers on 26/09/2016
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