About Tony

Tony Terran (also known as Anthony Terran) was born in 1926 in Buffalo, New York. He was regarded as one of the most versatile trumpet players in the music business. Tony Terran had an impact on the Los Angeles music scene for more than four decades as a session player and a specialist of many musical styles. In 1974 he received the Most Valuable Player Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS).

Tony was in high school when he started working on live radio shows in Buffalo. In 1944 he arrived in Los Angeles after touring with Horace Heidt, only 18 years old. In 1945 he began working with Bob Hope, and then with Desi Arnaz in 1946. Tony is the last surviving member of the Desi Arnaz Orchestra from the I Love Lucy television show

His relationship with Arnaz helped shape Cuban/Latin music in the United States, he is the last surviving member of the Desi Arnaz Orchestra from the I Love Lucy television show. He had the distinction of playing on the first filmed television sitcom, and playing with some of the first R & B combo bands to use horns in the early 1950s.

Available Solo Albums:

Tony Terran on tour in 1980 with
The Benny Goodman Orchestra:

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