Ray McKinley
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Biography
[Edit]A top drummer during the swing era and a likable and personable singer who always displayed good humor, Ray McKinley was most significant in the 1940s in several settings. He played at the start of his career in territory bands, with Smith Ballew and then the Dorsey Brothers Orchestra, staying with Jimmy after the battling Dorseys went their separate ways. In 1939, McKinley became the co-leader (in reality, if not in its name) of the new Will Bradley Orchestra. His vocals and the boogie-woogie piano playing of Freddie Slack made the band a hit with such numbers as "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" and "Celery Stalks at Midnight." By 1942, trombonist Bradley had gotten sick of the repertoire (which also included "Rock-A-Bye the Boogie," "Scrub Me Mama With a Boogie Beat," "I Boogied When I Should Have Woogied," "Boogie Woogie Conga," "Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four," "Booglie Wooglie Piggy," and "Fry Me Cookie With a Can of Lard") and the group broke up. McKinley led a short-lived big band and then went in the military, playing in Europe with Glenn Miller's Army Air Force Orchestra and a small group also including Peanuts Hucko and Mel Powell. After Miller's death, McKinley was one of the band's co-leaders. In 1946, he put together his own orchestra, which used some very modern arrangements by Eddie Sauter, was open to the influence of bop, and yet had a Dixieland flavor at times. Not too surprisingly, it failed to catch on (although a Savoy LP shows how strong the band could be). Ray McKinley led the Glenn Miller ghost band during 1956-1966 and freelanced with small groups and headed another Glenn Miller-type orchestra until drifting into semi-retirement.
Title: Scrub Me Mama, With a Boogie Beat (Remastered) - Single
Artist: Ray McKinley, Will Bradley
Genre: Pop
Collections
Title: Rare Vintage Christmas Songs & Carols
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: 100 Swing for Dance
Genre: Jazz
Title: Classic Hollywood Jazz Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: 101 Big Bands Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues 'n Boogie
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Best Dance Orchestras
Genre:
Title: Tracks from 360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Vintage Jazz Favorites
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rock 'N' Roll Early Years - Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Jumpin' With the Big Swing Bands
Genre: Electronica, Jazz
Title: Gangsters, Guns, & Molls! Jazz of the 1940's
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boogie Woogie Vocalists
Genre: Jazz
Title: 1940 HIT PARADE
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 17 (1947-1949)
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vocal & Jazz Classics - Vol. 16 (1945-1947)
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Greatest Hits of the Forties, Volume One
Genre:
Title: Piano Boogie Woogie Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Music for the Holiday Party
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Jazz Oldies & Goodies Vol 11 / Tuxedo Juction
Genre: Jazz
Title: Timeless Boogie Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Band: Green Onions
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For the Small Hours
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rare 45's Vol. 4 (CD1)
Title: Everything Is Jumpin': La Batteria Nelle Big Band Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rare Jazz By Bart & Baker
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boogie-Woogie Essentials
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Big Band And Swing Essentials (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Happy Days: The Oldies Gold Collection (Volume 9) (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: Mr. Five By Five: The Singles Collection 1940-49 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: The Best of The Glenn Miller Orchestra (Vol 1)
Artist: The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best of The Glenn Miller Orchestra (Vol 2)
Artist: The Glenn Miller Orchestra
Genre: Jazz