Extractions: Raymond completed Brooklyn Technical High School, and then studied at the Institute of Musical Art for some years. He also played piano in his older brother's studio orchestras. In 1930, CBS hired him, and he stayed with them for four years, working as a staff pianist as well as writing background music for several radio shows. (In 1932, his brother Mark, played Raymond's "Christmas Night in Harlem" on the radio.) In 1936, Raymond left CBS and to become a member of a small group that included Bunny Berigan and Jerry Colonna, who later became a comedian on the Bob Hope Show. The group was featured on a radio show called "Saturday Night Swing". In 1937, Raymond formed his own group, consisting of Raymond on piano; Louis Schoobe; Peter Pumiglio; Johnny Williams; Dave Wade and Dave Harris. Here's an early photo of the
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