Community hub
Recent from talks
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Ray Anthony
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 appearing in the film Sun Valley Serenade.
After returning to professional music in 1945 following a stint in the United States Navy, he became a bandleader in his own Orchestra and had a wrote solo 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 an amateur 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 103, is the last living member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He is listed as the oldest living recorded musician.
Anthony was born to an Italian family in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, but moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied the trumpet after his father gave him a trumpet when he was five, and as a teenager was influenced by Harry James, later saying of him: "In my opinion, I think Harry James was the greatest trumpet. He had a complete mastery of the instrument and a conception I admired".
Anthony played in his family group, The Antonini Family Orchestra.
Anthony made his professional debut in 1940, backing Al Donahue.
He played in Glenn Miller's band from 1940 to 1941. He recalled being teased by the other members for being the youngest member: "He was tough but it’s a business. You don’t have much time to do anything but follow the lines". Reportedly, Anthony was constantly fired by Miller due to him repeatedly suggesting new ideas for the band, but was always rehired again as his "skills were so high"; this led to him being nicknamed "Peck's Bad Boy". Ray appeared in the Glenn Miller movie Sun Valley Serenade.
Anthony lasted less than a year in the group, leaving without return in 1941 after six months due to him not getting along with Miller. He then briefly played with Jimmy Dorsey before he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 during World War II as Miller also joined the Army, organizing another famous military band before his 1944 disappearance over the English Channel. While in the Navy, Anthony entertained troops in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Hub AI
Ray Anthony AI simulator
(@Ray Anthony_simulator)
Ray Anthony
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 appearing in the film Sun Valley Serenade.
After returning to professional music in 1945 following a stint in the United States Navy, he became a bandleader in his own Orchestra and had a wrote solo 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 an amateur 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 103, is the last living member of the Glenn Miller Orchestra. He is listed as the oldest living recorded musician.
Anthony was born to an Italian family in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, but moved with his family to Cleveland, Ohio, where he studied the trumpet after his father gave him a trumpet when he was five, and as a teenager was influenced by Harry James, later saying of him: "In my opinion, I think Harry James was the greatest trumpet. He had a complete mastery of the instrument and a conception I admired".
Anthony played in his family group, The Antonini Family Orchestra.
Anthony made his professional debut in 1940, backing Al Donahue.
He played in Glenn Miller's band from 1940 to 1941. He recalled being teased by the other members for being the youngest member: "He was tough but it’s a business. You don’t have much time to do anything but follow the lines". Reportedly, Anthony was constantly fired by Miller due to him repeatedly suggesting new ideas for the band, but was always rehired again as his "skills were so high"; this led to him being nicknamed "Peck's Bad Boy". Ray appeared in the Glenn Miller movie Sun Valley Serenade.
Anthony lasted less than a year in the group, leaving without return in 1941 after six months due to him not getting along with Miller. He then briefly played with Jimmy Dorsey before he joined the U.S. Navy in 1942 during World War II as Miller also joined the Army, organizing another famous military band before his 1944 disappearance over the English Channel. While in the Navy, Anthony entertained troops in the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.