Ray Linn

Not related to actor-singer Ray Linn Jr. (1914–1994).

Ray Linn (October 20, 1920 in Chicago, Illinois – 4 November 1996 in Columbus, Ohio) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Linn's first major engagements came in the late 1930s, playing with Tommy Dorsey (1938–41) and Woody Herman (1941-42). He would return to play with Herman again several times, in 1945, 1947, and 1955–59. In the 1940s he spent time with Jimmy Dorsey (1942–45), Benny Goodman (1943, 1947), Artie Shaw (1944–46), and Boyd Raeburn (1946). He moved to Los Angeles in 1945, where he worked extensively as a studio musician, in addition to playing with Bob Crosby (1950–51) and his extended final tenure with Herman. He spent much of the 1960s playing music for television, including The Lawrence Welk Show.

Linn recorded eight tunes as a leader in 1946, and full-length albums in 1978 and 1980, the latter of which are Dixieland jazz efforts.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 20, 1920 (Chicago), Died November 4, 1996 (Columbus)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940 - 1959

Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet

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Recordings (Results 176-179 of 179 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca L 50610 10-in. 7/20/1944 Begin the beguine Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 50611 7/20/1944 This I love above all Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 50612 10-in. 7/20/1944 Oh, what a beautiful morning Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca L 50613 7/20/1944 Noche de ronda (And so I dream) Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 176-179 of 179 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Linn, Ray," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109743.

Linn, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109743.

"Linn, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109743

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