Today’s programme is about drummer, vocalist and orchestra lead Ray McKinley (1910-1995). McKinley played in local bands with Savage Cummings and Larry Duncan in the Fort Worth/Dallas region, before he joined Smith Ballew in 1929, where he met Glenn Miller who became a friend for life.
01. Land Of Dreams (Heywood, Gimbel) New Glenn Miller Orchestra
02. St. Louis Blues (Handy) Dorsey Brothers Brunswick
03. Wolverine Blues (Morton, Spikes, Spikes) Jimmy Dorsey Nostalgia
04. Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar (Raye, Prince, Sheehy) Will Bradley-Ray McKinley
05. Caribbean Clipper (Gray) Glenn Miller AAF Training Command Band
06. Anvil Chorus (Verdi) Glenn Miller American Band of the Allied Forces
07. Accentuate The Positive (Mercer, Arlen) Glenn Miller-Ray McKinley
08. Sand Storm (Sauter) Ray McKinley
09. Hangover Square (Sauter) Ray McKinley
10. Borderline (Sauter) Ray McKinley
11. The Chief (Sauter) Ray McKinley
12. Delight (Sauter) Ray McKinley
13. Pete’s Cafe (Sauter) Ray McKinley
14. Blue Skies (Berlin) Ray McKinley
15. St. Louis Blues March (Handy) New Glenn Miller Orchestra
