Ray Henry learned to play the accordion as a boy, and at the age of sixteen he started a polka trio with friends who played the saxophone and drums. Within a short time they added more musicians and the members of the ten-piece ensemble called themselves the Ray Henry Orchestra. Although the group played a wide variety of music, his first love was the polka, and he became known as “Ray Henry, the Polka Maestro.” His band played all over the northeast, travelling to perform at dance halls and social events from Chicago into Canada. The group had more than 1,000 musical pieces in its repertoire; amazingly more than 800 of them were composed by Ray Henry himself. The orchestra was featured on live radio shows, such as the ones emceed by Stan Ozimek on Sunday afternoons in Connecticut, and made dozens of recordings. Ray Henry was inducted into the International Polka Association Hall of Fame in 1972. This album was released in 1955. Both the record and its sleeve are in Very Good Plus condition.

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