Composer
Ray Anthony
American bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter, and actor (born 1922)
b. 1922
2 works and musical collections
- Born
- 1922
- Birthplace
- Bentleyville
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Ray Anthony (born Raymond Antonini; January 20, 1922) is an American retired bandleader, trumpeter, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his tenure as a member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra, from 1940 to 1941, and later for successfully leading his own big band.
After returning to professional music in 1945 following a stint in the United States Navy, he formed his own orchestra, and penned numerous successful compositions, some of which became chart successes, including "The Bunny Hop", "Thunderbird", "Houseparty Hop", "Trumpet Boogie", "Dream Dancing", "Dream While You Dance", "Dance My Heart", "Let's All Do the Swim", "Big Band Boogie", and "Mr. Anthony's Boogie". He also had a limited professional acting career and frequently appeared in the tabloids during his brief marriage to actress Mamie Van Doren.
Anthony continued to tour around the United States in big bands before retiring in 1998. At the age of 104, he is the last living member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He is listed as the oldest living recorded musician.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- actor; trumpeter; bandleader; conductor; jazz musician; television actor; film actor; composer; recording artist
- Recorded memberships
- Ray Anthony & His Orchestra
- Instruments played
- trumpet
- Genres
- jazz
- Birth name
- Raymond Antonini
- Pseudonym
- Ray Anthony
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 61730867
- ISNI
- 0000000078274862
- GND ID
- 13431574X
- Library of Congress ID
- n84156776
- MusicBrainz ID
- 2ae30e31-a4ff-4ef0-bbaf-7066817adf38
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Voice
- Source entries with composition dates
- 0
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Sheet music catalogue
Instruments describe listed editions, including arrangements. Composition dates and keys appear where recorded; collection pages show their individual contents.
| Title | Work details | Listed instruments | Sheet music |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Man With The Horn | See work details |
| View sheet music |
| Mr. Anthony's Boogie | See work details | See edition details | View sheet music |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 61730867. Portrait: William P. Gottlieb, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.