Ralph Marterie Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

Ralph Marterie (24 December 1914 – 10 October 1978) was an Italian big-band leader born in Acerra (near Naples), Italy. == Life and career == Marterie first played professionally at age 14 in Chicago. In the 1940s, he played trumpet for various bands. His first job as a bandleader was courtesy of the US Navy during World War II. He was then hired by the ABC Radio network, and the reputation built from these broadcasts led to a recording contract... [more on Wikipedia]

Ralph Marterie began charting in 1951 with So Long (It's Been Good to Know Yuh).The artist placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 4 of which reached the Top‑10.