The Hits Of Ray Anthony.

Some Big Band Sounds Now....Thanks JohnF

        6. Thunderbird

Ray Anthony

Before heading to the Opera...You are invited to Ray Anthony's "Houseparty Hop" !

 

          4. Perdido

Ray Anthony

Although the back sleeve says an evening for dancing...it's much better for listening !!

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

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. He had a No. 2 chart hit with a recording of the tune "At Last" in 1952; it was the highest charting pop version of the song in the U.S......In the early 1980s, Anthony formed Big Band '80s, with other members of the band including Buddy Rich, Harry James, Les Brown, and Alvino Rey. 

1. Carnival Of Venice

2. La Paloma

3. Cielito Lindo

4. Rimpianto (Toselli's Serenade)

5. O'Marenarillo

6. O Maria

1. Villa Capri

2. Mattinata

3. Arrivederci Roma

4. Santa Lucia

5. Amore Mio

6. O sole Mio

          2. La Paloma

Ray Anthony--Gisele Mackenzie--Poushnoff

 

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

Gisèle MacKenzie (born Gisèle Marie Louise Marguerite LaFlèche; January 10, 1927 – September 5, 2003) was a Canadian-American singer, actress, and commercial spokesperson, best known for her performances on the US television program Your Hit Parade.

Lev Nikolaevich Poushnoff (Russian) (11 October 1891 – 28 May 1959) was a Ukrainian-born pianist and composer, who made his home in the United Kingdom and whose career was largely in the West, from the 1920s onwards. He was especially associated with performances of the works of Frédéric Chopin, though he also played works by Franz Schubert, Robert Schumann, and Franz Liszt. His was among the earliest recordings of Schubert's Sonata in G major, D 894, made for English Columbia around 1928.

1. Busmans Holiday.......Ray Anthony & His Orchestra

2. Rollin' Home.......Ray Anthony & His Orchestra

3. Seven Lonely Days......Gisele Mackenzie

4. Till I Waltz Again With You......Gisele Mackenzie

5. Looking On The Bright Side (Part 1)......Gracie Fields (Film)

6. Looking On The Bright Side (Part 2)......Gracie Fields (Film)

7. Nocturne In B Major Op32 No 1......Pouishnoff

8. Waltz In A Flat Major Op 34 No 1......Pouishnoff

         1. Busmans Holiday

Ray Anthony & His Orchestra

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

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 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 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.Anthony was considered one of the most modern big band leaders...(Info Edited From Wikipedia)

1. Sometimes I'm Happy

2. Lets Dance

3. Sleepy Time Gal

4. Wolverine Blues

1. What is This Thing Called Love

2. A String of Pearls

3. Lackawanna Local

4. Blue Moon

         8. Blue Moon