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Ray Ellington

voc, dr, 1916-1985 GB, Kennington
Singer / Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Harry Pitts Brown

Ray Ellington was born in London as Harry Pitts Brown on 17 March 1916, to a Russian Jewish mother and an African-American father. A singer, drummer, and bandleader, his Ray Ellington Quartet had a regular musical segment on the The Goon's radio show, and he himself often had small speaking roles in many episodes.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Drums
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Pop
  • Blues
  • Soundtrack
  • Rock
Plays With
Ray Ellington And His Group
Ray Ellington His Big Band & Singers
The Ray Ellington Quartet
Tito Burns And His Sextet
Popular Tracks   
The Madison on Schlager von Gestern, Vol. 2 by Various Artists
Jump Over on Schlager von Gestern, Vol. 2 by Various Artists

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
The Best Of Ray EllingtonRay Ellington2008Compil.
The Essential CollectionRay Ellington2006Compil.
Swinging With The TigersHarry Roy's Tiger Ragamuffins Featuring Ray Ellington2003Compil.
I Wish You LoveRay Ellington With The Robert Farnon And His Orchestra1979Album
You're The Talk Of The TownRay Ellington1975Album
The Ray Ellington Big BandRay Ellington1975Album
The Best Of Ray EllingtonRay Ellington1965Compil.
The Rhythm Of The World / If You Can't Say Something NiceRay Ellington1964Single
Too Old To Cut The Mustard / She LiedRay Ellington1963Single
The Madison / The WiggleRay Ellington / Jack Hammer1962Single
Porgy And BessGeorge Gershwin / Lawrence Winters, Isabelle Lucas, Ray Ellington, Barbara Elsy, Pauline Stevens1961Album
Little Black SamboRay Ellington1961Single
The Madison / Jump OverRay Ellington With Tony Crombie1960Single
Très Jolie / Dracula's Three DaughtersRay Ellington1960Single
Chip Off The Old BlockRay Ellington1959Single
Long Black Nylons / Living DollRay Ellington1957Single
Long Black NylonsRay EllingtonSingle
Jerome Kern SpectacularJerome Kern / Ray EllingtonAlbum
Venus.Where ?Dickie Valentine / Ray EllingtonSingle
Madison Time / The MadisonBob Wallis And His Storyville Jazzmen / Ray EllingtonSingle
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Acknowledgements
To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.
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