Jazz / Big Band, Ballroom Dance
Buddy Cole Piano
Conrad Gozzo Trumpet
Dick Nash Trombone
Gene Merlino Saxophone
Georgie Auld Saxophone
Irving Roth Saxophone
Jimmy Priddy Trombone
Kenny Trimble Trombone
Med Flory Saxophone
Nick Bonney Guitar
Paul "Scooby" Smith Piano
Ray Sims Trombone
Tommy Pederson Trombone
Ray Anthony
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Jan 20, 1922 in Bentleyville, PA
Genre: Jazz
Ray Anthony played two years with Glenn Miller and ten with Jimmy Dorsey before forming his own band. Anthony led a group in the Pacific during World War II, then had a highly popular dance band. He probably has as much fame, if not more, as the writer of the theme for Dragnet, the novelty tune "The Bunny Hop," and the hit single "Dancing in the Dark." He also had plenty of film and TV work in the '50s, including an appearance in the film Daddy Long Legs.
---Ron Wynn, All Music Guide |
