I Love Ray Anthony
Ray Anthony was born Raymond Antonini January 20, 1922 in Bentleyville, PA, moving to Cleveland, OH with his family. He studied trumpet with his father and joined the Glenn Miller band in 1940 at age 18. After a stint in the U.S. Navy during World War 2 Ray started his own group called the Ray Anthony Orchestra. He hit it big in the early 1950's when his classic dance songs "The Hokey Pokey" and "The Bunny Hop" became popular. He also had hit songs with "The Dragnet Theme" and "At Last". Ray became the musical director for the television series "TV's Top Tunes" and began an acting career which included the film "Daddy Long Legs" where he played himself. In 1955 Ray married sex symbol actress Mamie Van Doren. The marriage lasted only 2 years. Ray was a good friend of Marilyn Monroe and wrote a song about her titled "Marilyn". Ray is good friends with Hugh Hefner and appeared many times on his "The Girls Next Door" television show. Now in his 90's Ray is still going strong. Ray was honored with a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. "Ray Anthony hit songs include: "Peter Gunn" (#8 Billboard Hot 100), "Worried Mind", "Let Me Entertain You", "Walkin' to Mother's", "O Mein Papa", "The Man With the Horn", "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue", "Thunderbird", "Mr. Anthony's Boogie", "Harbor Lights", "Gloria", "Harlem Nocturne", "Blue Moon", "Star Dust", "Idaho", "Bullfighter's Lament", "Show Me the Way to Go Home", "Tres Chic", "I Almost Lost My Mind", "Ladybird", "Flip Flop", "The Lonely Trumpet", "Drive In", "Heat Wave"& "Mmmm Mamie".
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