Artist: Ray Ellis

Aliases
Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus
Ray Ellis and His Orchestra
Born
July 28, 1923
Died
October 27, 2008
Country
United States
Comments
Orchestra conductor, composer, arranger, and record producer. Mostly associated with light jazz, pop and easy listening music.

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 Spiderman Theme Ray Ellis September 9, 1967 (performance date) (3 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 'Deed I Do Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Johnny Marvin
2 'S Wonderful Jennie Smith, Orchestra Under the Direction of Ray Ellis 1959 Adele Astaire & Allan Kearns
3 A Fine Romance Jennie Smith, Orchestra Under the Direction of Ray Ellis 1959 Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers
4 All of You Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Don Ameche
5 All the Way Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Frank Sinatra
6 Anything Goes Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ethel Merman
7 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Eva Taylor
8 Crying Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Roy Orbison - Bob Morre's Orch. and Chorus
9 Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavor (On the Bedpost Overnight) Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Lonnie Donegan
10 Doin' What Comes Natur'lly The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ethel Merman & Art Barnett
11 Don't Worry 'Bout Me Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Cab Calloway
12 Got the Sun in the Mornin' The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ethel Merman & Ensemble
13 Hurt Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Roy Hamilton
14 I Just Don't Understand Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Ann-Margret
15 I Wish I Were in Love Again The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Grace McDonald & Rolly Pickert
16 I'll Be Seeing You Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Tamara
17 I'll Never Smile Again Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Percy Faith
18 It's Not for Me to Say Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Johnny Mathis
19 Johnny One Note The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Wynn Murray
20 Just One More Chance Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Abe Lyman's California Orchestra
21 Last Night Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Mar-Keys
22 Let the Four Winds Blow Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Fats Domino
23 Let's Get Away From It All Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra with the Pied Pipers
24 Little Sister Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Elvis Presley
25 Long Ago (And Far Away) Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958
26 Love Among the Young Jennie Smith, Orchestra Under the Direction of Ray Ellis 1959 Rosemary Clooney
27 Michael Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961
28 Moonlight Becomes You Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Bing Crosby
29 Mountain Greenery Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Sterling Holloway & Bobbie Perkins
30 One Summer Night Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 The Danleers
31 Pretty Little Angel Eyes Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Curtis Lee
32 Shuffle Off to Buffalo Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ruby Keeler, Clarence Nordstrom, Ginger Rogers, Una Merkel and Chorus
33 So in Love The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Patricia Morison
34 Sometimes I'm Happy Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Charles King & Louise Groody
35 Standing on the Corner The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra & Chorus 1956 Shorty Long [1], John Henson, Alan Gilbert, Roy Lazarus
36 Take Good Care of My Baby Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Dion
37 The Girl That I Marry The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ray Middleton
38 The Lady Is a Tramp The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Mitzi Green
39 The Mountain's High Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Dick and Deedee
40 There Will Never Be Another You Jennie Smith, Orchestra Under the Direction of Ray Ellis 1959 John Payne & Joan Merrill
41 There'll Be Some Changes Made Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Ethel Waters
42 There's No Business Like Show Business The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 William O'Neal, Marty May, Ray Middleton and Ethel Merman
43 They Say It's Wonderful The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton
44 They Say It's Wonderful Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ethel Merman & Ray Middleton
45 This Love of Mine Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
46 Too Darn Hot The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Lorenzo Fuller
47 Wang Wang Blues Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Paul Whiteman & His Ambassador Orchestra
48 When It's Sleepy Time Down South Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Nina Mae McKinney
49 Where or When The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Ray Heatherton & Mitzi Green
50 While We're Young Jennie Smith, Orchestra Under the Direction of Ray Ellis 1959 Fred Waring's Singers
51 Who Put the Bomp (In the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp) Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Barry Mann
52 Why Can't You Behave? The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Lisa Kirk
53 Wild Is the Wind Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra November 1957 Johnny Mathis
54 Wooden Heart Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 Elvis Presley - Pusinelli & Hackert
55 Wunderbar The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Patricia Morison, Alfred Drake
56 You Took Advantage of Me Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 Busby Berkeley and Joyce Barber
57 You're the Top Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 William Gaxton & Ethel Merman
58 Young and Foolish Jennie Smith, Orchestra Under the Direction of Ray Ellis 1959 David Daniels and Gloria Marlowe

Releases

Audio album

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Billie Holiday [MGM] Billie Holiday, Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1959 MGM
2 Four on the Aisle The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Columbia
3 Let's Get Away from it All Ray Ellis and His Orchestra 1958 Columbia
4 Love Among the Young Jennie Smith, Orchestra Under the Direction of Ray Ellis 1959 Columbia
5 Ray Ellis Plays the Top 20 Ray Ellis Orchestra and Chorus September 1961 RCA Victor

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 Standing on the Corner The Four Lads with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra & Chorus 1956 Columbia
2 Wild Is the Wind Johnny Mathis with Ray Ellis and His Orchestra November 1957 Columbia

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