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 26-50 of 179 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Decca 69316 10-in. 6/5/1941 Loveliness and love Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70079 10-in. 12/18/1941 Someone's rocking my dreamboat Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70080 10-in. 12/18/1941 Rose o'day (The Filla-ga-dusha song) Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70081 10-in. 12/18/1941 Night of nights (Tura lura li) Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70082 10-in. 12/18/1941 I think of you Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70083 10-in. 12/18/1941 Fooled Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70248 10-in. 1/28/1942 A string of pearls Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70249 10-in. 1/28/1942 Skylark Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70250 10-in. 1/28/1942 The lamplighter's serenade Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70251 10-in. 1/28/1942 You can't hold a memory in your arms Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70615 10-in. 4/2/1942 There are rivers to cross (before we meet again) Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70616 10-in. 4/2/1942 We'll meet again Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70617 10-in. 4/2/1942 She'll always remember Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70618 10-in. 4/2/1942 A soldier dreams (of you tonight) Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70619 10-in. 4/2/1942 Amen Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70620 10-in. 4/2/1942 Whisper that you love me Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70621 10-in. 4/2/1942 Deliver me to Tennessee Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70691 10-in. 4/23/1942 Don't tell a lie about me, dlear Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70692 10-in. 4/23/1942 The story of a starry night Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70693 10-in. 4/23/1942 Just plain lonesome Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 70694 10-in. 4/23/1942 Ooch ooch a goon attach (The backward song) Woody Herman Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71693 10-in. 1/19/1944 I'm in love with someone Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71694 10-in. 1/19/1944 Holiday for strings-1 Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 71695 10-in. 1/19/1944 Two again Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
Decca 72394 10-in. 9/25/1944 Moon on my pillow Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra instrumentalist, trumpet  
(Results 26-50 of 179 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Linn, Ray," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109743.

Linn, Ray. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109743.

"Linn, Ray." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.

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