Autographs of Ray Ellington
Henry Pitts Brown (17 March 1916 – 27 February 1985), better known by his stage name Ray Ellington, was an English jazz musician and bandleader. He is best known for his appearances on The Goon Show from 1951 to 1960. The Ray Ellington Quartet had a regular musical segment on the show, and Ellington also had a small speaking role in many episodes, often as a parodic African, Native American or Arab chieftain (but also often, with no attempt to change his normal accent, in counter-intuitive roles such as a female secretary or a Scotsman).
Ellington was born Henry Pitts Brown, at 155 Kennington Road, Kennington, London, England, the youngest of four children. His father was Harry Pitts Brown (c.1877–1920), an African American music-hall comedian and entertainer, his mother was Eva Stenkell Rosenthal (b. c.1879), a Russian Jew. His father died when Brown was four years old. Ellington was raised as an Orthodox Jew and attended the South London Jewish School (1924–30), before entering show business at the age of twelve, when he appeared in an acting role on the London stage.
Ellington's first break came in 1937 when he joined Harry Roy and His Orchestra as the band's drummer, replacing Joe Daniels. His vocal talents were put to good use too, from the time of his first session when he recorded "Swing for Sale". Ellington was called up in May 1940 when he joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a physical training instructor where he served throughout the war. He played in service bands including RAF Blue Eagles (1945).
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Traded items with a signature of Ray Ellington
The most expensive item with a signature of Ray Ellington (Jazz : Jack Parnell, Ray Ellington, Ronnie Scott - Signed Autograph - Programme) was sold in December 2025 for £123.46 while the cheapest item (RAY ELLINGTON-Singer, Musician, Bandleader + The Goon Show-Signed + Picture) found a new owner for £0.98 in April 2015. The month with the most items sold (3) was June 2020 with an average selling price of £4.10 for an autographed item of Ray Ellington. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2025 with £123.46 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was January 2013. In average, an autographed item from Ray Ellington is worth £6.54.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ray Ellington were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | FRANKIE VAUGHN / RAY ELLINGTON - LEGENDARY ENTERTAINERS - SIGNED ALBUM PAGE | £12.00 |  |
| Jazz : Jack Parnell, Ray Ellington, Ronnie Scott - Signed Autograph - Programme | £123.46 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON - BANDLEADER - AUTOGRAPHED LETTER | £29.99 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON - BANDLEADER - AUTOGRAPHED POSTCARD PHOTOS. | £19.99 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON (1916-1985) Singer & Bandleader The Goon Show etc Signed pic | £3.00 | |
| Ray Ellington (1916~1985) : Genuine Signature In 10 X 8 Matted Presentation. | £7.50 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON - BANDLEADER - AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO | £11.99 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON - BANDLEADER / MUSICIAN / SINGER - SIGNED VINTAGE PAGE | £12.95 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON / DICK VALE & OTHERS - BIG BAND MUSIC - SIGNED VINTAGE PAGE | £8.15 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON Autograph | £1.09 | |
| Ray Ellington geuine signed 7-inch single Carina/I Was A Little Too lonely | £11.65 | |
| Ray Ellington Quartet - Signed Photo | £12.49 | |
| RAY ELLINGTON SAYS I WISH YOU LOVE - AUTOGRAPHED SLEEVE - CLOSE TO MINT COND. | £9.99 | |
| Ray Ellington. Singer, Drummer and Bandleader. Genuine Signed Photo | £7.39 | |
| The Ray Ellington Quartet Thats Nice! LP Rare & Signed By Ray | £5.99 | |
