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Ray's mother, Rose Vitto Sherman, achieved much success as a featured violinist at the Old Town Room of the Sherman Hotel, and on WLS as one-half of "The Sunbright Duo."
Ray grew up in Rogers Park and attended Joyce Kilmer Elementary School and Sullivan High School. His piano teacher was Allan Grant.
In 1938 Ray appeared as a pianist on the Tommy Dorsey "Amateur Swing Contest" radio program from the Chicago Theater, winning first prize on the West Coast repeat broadcast.