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Ray Anthony

Ray Anthony 1950.jpg
Ray Anthony in 1950

Background information
Birth name Raymond Antonini
Born
(1922-01-20) January 20, 1922 (age 97)
Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres Jazz, swing
Occupation(s) Musician, bandleader
Instruments Trumpet
Years active 1936–present
Labels Aero Space, Capitol
Associated acts
Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Al Donahue, Jimmy Dorsey

Raymond Antonini (born January 20, 1922), known as Ray Anthony, is an American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor.[1] He is the last surviving member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Later career


  • 3 Discography


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Biography


Anthony was born to an Italian family in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania but moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied the trumpet. He played in Glenn Miller's band from 1940–1941[2] and appeared in the Glenn Miller movie Sun Valley Serenade before joining the U.S. Navy during World War Two. After the war he formed his own group. The Ray Anthony Orchestra became popular in the early 1950s with "The Bunny Hop", "Hokey Pokey", and the theme from Dragnet.[3] He had a No. 2 chart hit with a remake of the Glenn Miller tune "At Last" in 1952, the highest charting pop version of the song in the U.S.


In 1953, Anthony and his orchestra were featured when Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly headlined a summer replacement program for Perry Como's CBS television show.[4]


From 1953–1954 Anthony was musical director of the television series TV's Top Tunes, and he also appeared as himself in the 1955 film Daddy Long Legs.[3] In 1955 he married his second wife, actress Mamie Van Doren. Their son Perry Ray was born March 18, 1956. He then began expanding his own acting career.[5] In 1956-1957 he starred in a short-lived television variety show, The Ray Anthony Show. Anthony also appeared in several films during the late 1950s, including The Five Pennies (in which he portrayed Jimmy Dorsey), and Van Doren's movies High School Confidential (as "Bix") and Girls Town. In the 1959-1960 television season, he guest-starred in the episode "Operation Ramrod" of David Hedison's espionage series Five Fingers on NBC. Anthony and his band appeared in the movie The Girl Can't Help It (1956). In 1957, Anthony and his orchestra recorded the music score for the film This Could Be The Night, with vocals performed by Julie Wilson.


After van Doren filed for divorce in 1958, citing cruelty,[6] they finally divorced in 1959,[7] and Anthony's brief film career ended at about the same time. However, he continued his musical career and had another hit record with the theme from Peter Gunn, which reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart. Among his pianists was Allen "Puddler" Harris, a native of Franklin Parish, Louisiana, who had been a member of the original Ricky Nelson band, and Kellie Greene, who also played the vibraphone. Anthony's compositions include "Thunderbird", "The Bunny Hop", "Trumpet Boogie", "Big Band Boogie", and "Mr. Anthony's Boogie".


Anthony was considered one of the most modern big band leaders. In the lyrics to "Opus One", which imagine a number of players performing the song, he is cited along with Les Brown and his Band of Renown:



If Mr. Les Brown can make it renowned

And Ray Anthony could rock it for me



Later career


In the early 1980s, Anthony formed Big Band '80s, other members including Buddy Rich, Harry James, Les Brown, and Alvino Rey.[8]


Anthony, who has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, continues to be active as a bandleader and musician.


Anthony was a close friend of the late Hugh Hefner and appeared in numerous episodes of The Girls Next Door.



Discography















































































































































































































































































































Year
Album[9]
Label
Catalog Number
1950

Dance Time (split album with Jan Garber [one side by each])
Capitol
H-199
1951

Arthur Murray Favorites: Fox Trots
Capitol
H-258
1952

Houseparty Hop
Capitol
H-292
1952

Campus Rumpus!
Capitol
H-362
1953

The Young Man With The Horn
Capitol
H-373
1953

The Anthony Choir
Capitol
H-442
1954

I Remember Glenn Miller
Capitol
H-476
1954

Ray Anthony Plays TV's Top Tunes
Capitol
H-9118
1954

Arthur Murray Swing Fox Trots
Capitol
H-546
1955

Golden Horn
Capitol
T-563
1955

Swingin' On Campus!
Capitol
T-645
1955

Standards By Ray Anthony
Capitol
T-663
1955

Big Band Dixieland
Capitol
T-678
1956

Dream Dancing
Capitol
T-723
1956

Jam Session at the Tower
Capitol
T-749
1957

Dancers in Love
Capitol
T-786
1957

Star Dancing
Capitol
T-831
1957

Young Ideas
Capitol
T-866
1957

This Could Be The Night
MGM
E3530 ST
1958

Moments Together
Capitol
T-917
1958

The Dream Girl
Capitol
T-969
1958

Dancing Over the Waves
Capitol
T-1028
1958

Anthony Plays Allen
Capitol
T-1086
1959

Anthony Italiano
Capitol
ST-1149
1959

Sounds Spectacular
Capitol
ST-1200
1959

More Dream Dancing
Capitol
ST-1252
1960

Like Wild!
Capitol
ST-1304
1960

Dancing Alone Together: Torch Songs For Lovers
Capitol
ST-1420
1960

The New Ray Anthony Show
Capitol
ST-1421
1961

That's Show Biz
Capitol
ST-1496
1959

Swing-Dance-Dream to 'The Unsinkable Molly Brown'
Capitol
ST-1576
1961

Dream Dancing Medley
Capitol
ST-1608
1961

The Twist
Capitol
ST-1668
1962

Worried Mind: The Soul Of Country Western Blues
Capitol
ST-1752
1962

I Almost Lost My Mind: The Soul Of Big City Rhythm & Blues
Capitol
ST-1783
1963

Smash Hits of '63!
Capitol
ST-1917
1964

Charade and Other Top Themes
Capitol
ST-2043
1961

My Love, Forgive Me (Amore Scusami)
Capitol
ST-2150
1964

Swim, Swim, C'mon and Swim
Capitol
ST-2188
1966

Dream Dancing Today
Capitol
ST-2457
1966

Hit Songs to Remember
Capitol
ST-2530
1966

To Each His Own
Sears
SP-429
1967

Today's Trumpet
Capitol
ST-2750
1968

Ray Anthony Now
Ranwood
RLP-8033
1969

Lo Mucho Que Te Quiero (The More I Love You)
Ranwood
RLP-8046
1969

Love Is For The Two Of Us [AKA Great Country Music Hits]
Ranwood
RLP-8059
1970

I Get The Blues When It Rains [reissue of Ray Anthony Now]
Ranwood
RLP-8062
1971

Direction '71: My Sweet Lord
Ranwood
RLP-8078
1971

Dream Dancing in Hawaii
Aero Space
RA-1004


References





  1. ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 15. ISBN 0-141-00646-3..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Bio". Rayanthonyband.com. Retrieved July 27, 2017.


  3. ^ ab Wynn, Ron "Ray Anthony Biography", Allmusic, retrieved 2011-06-17


  4. ^ Warren, Jill (July 1953). "What's New from Coast to Coast" (PDF). Radio-TV Mirror. 40 (2): 5. Retrieved 26 November 2014.


  5. ^ "Mamie van Doren, Ray Anthony Wed", Lewiston Daily Sun, August 30, 1955, p. 11, retrieved 2011-06-17


  6. ^ "Divorce Sought", Spokane Daily Chronicle, September 9, 1958, p. 8, retrieved 2011-06-17


  7. ^ "Mamie Van Doren Granted Divorce", Hartford Courant, March 23, 1960, p. 5


  8. ^ Arar, Yardena (1981) "Ray Anthony: Bandleader Anthony Foresees Big Bands Supplanting Disco", Merced Sun-Star, February 3, 1981, p. 19, retrieved 2011-06-17


  9. ^ "Ray Anthony Discography". discogs.com.




External links




  • Ray Anthony Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2008)

  • The official Ray Anthony Webpage

  • Ray Anthony biography at SwingMusic.net

  • Ray Anthony biography at SpaceAgePop.com


  • Ray Anthony on IMDb


  • Ray Anthony at AllMovie









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