A MAN & HIS MUSIC
THE RAY ANTHONY SHOW:
CBS NETWORK, 1953. SUMMER REPLACEMENT FOR PERRY COMO. SPONSORED BY
CHESTERFIELD. 13 WEEKS. (3- 15 MINUTE SHOWS PER WEEK.) BLACK & WHITE. BIG
BAND VARIETY SHOW FEATURING HELEN O'CONNELL AND BOB EBERLE.
THE RAY ANTHONY SHOW:
CBS NETWORK, 1954. SUMMER REPLACEMENT FOR PERRY COMO. SPONSORED BY
CHESTERFIELD. 8 WEEKS. (3- 15 MINUTE SHOWS PER WEEK.) BLACK & WHITE. BIG
BAND VARIETY SHOW FEATURING OWN SINGERS AND GUESTS.
THE RAY ANTHONY SHOW:
ABC NETWORK, 1956-57. SPONSERED BY PLYMOUTH. 30 WEEKS. BLACK & WHITE.
ONE HOUR SHOWS. BIG BAND VARIETY SHOW FEATURING OWN FAMILY OF
ENTERTAINERS PLUS OCCASIONAL GUESTS.
THE RAY ANTHONY SHOW:
("CLUB ANTHONY") SYNDICATED, 1963. (OWNED BY RAY ANTHONY ENTERPRISES, INC.
26 WEEKS. BLACK & WHITE. HALF HOUR SHOWS. SHOT IN A NIGHTCLUB SETTING.
FEATURING ANTHONY'S SMALL BAND, PLUS TWO GIRLS CALLED "THE BOOKENDS",
(ONE OF WHICH WAS VIKKI CARR), PLUS OUTSIDE GUESTS.
THE RAY ANTHONY SHOW:
("SWINGING SCENE") SYNDICATED, 1969-70. COLOR. ONE HOUR SHOWS. BIG BAND
VARIETY SHOW. FEATURING "THE BOOKENDS" AND OWN FAMILY OF ENTERTAINERS,
PLUS NUMEROUS OUTSIDE GUESTS.
TELEVISION GUEST APPEARANCES:
JUNE 30, THROUGH JULY 5, 1980, APPEARED WITH MERV GRIFFIN FOR THE ENTIRE
WEEK.
IN AUGUST 1980, HE AND HIS BAND PERFORMED FOR 2 HOURS "LIVE" ON KCET,
PUBLIC BROADCASTING TELEVISION FOR THEIR PLEDGE FESTIVAL.
RAY HAS APPEARED AS A GUEST ON THE PERRY COMO SHOWS, THE ED SULLIVAN
SHOW, THE STEVE ALLEN SHOW, CHEVROLET COMEDY HOUR WITH GEORGE GOBEL,
THE TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD SHOW, PLUS ALL THE NATIONAL TALK SHOWS AND
VARIOUS GAME SHOWS, THE TONIGHT SHOW, MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW, MERV GRIFFIN
SHOW AND MANY OTHERS.
HE SERVED AS MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND CO-HOST FOR THE STOP ARTHRITIS
TELETHON. HE'S APPEARED ON THE JERRY LEWIS TELETHON, THE VARIETY CLUBS
TELETHON, THE CABLE TELEVISION NETWORK AND MANY OTHER TV APPEARANCES.
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