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Michael's Bio (See below for detailed Resume):
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Michael moved to L.A. at 14 and began studying the guitar.
Michael's main guitar mentors were Jimmy Wyble, Howard Roberts, Joe Pass and Tommy Tedesco.
Michael worked in the L.A. recording studios from the early 1960's to 1980 with occasional return for recording projects.
His Jazz credits include: Gil Evans (accompanying Miles Davis at the Monterey Jazz Festival), Neil Hefty, Quincy Jones, Bobby Shew, Claire Fischer, Hubert Laws and Louie Belson.
Michael has recorded and performed with: Tony Bennett, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Johnny Mandel, The Beach Boys, Peggy Lee, Diana Ross (Do You Know Where You're Going To, Theme From Mahogany), Barbara Streisand and the LA Philharmonic under Zuben Meta.
Movie and TV Productions include: Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head), The Carol Burnett Show, The Flintstones, Happy Days and New York, New York.
Michael was a guitarist with the second generation of the Wrecking Crew (photo in the movie).
He was also involved in the early stages of GIT now known as Music Institute.
Michael moved to New Mexico in 1980. He has been teaching Jazz Guitar Studies for UNM since 1997 and contributed to the Manzano HS Guitar Program for 15 years.
His discography includes: ten CDs and three Jazz Guitar instructional books with Mel Bay Publishing Company.
In 2014, Michael received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the New Mexico Music Awards.
In 2023, Michael was inducted into the New Mexico Music Hall of Fame!
Resume and Career Credits
Michael Anthony
2909 Las Cruces NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 459-2091
Fifteen years playing in recording studios in Hollywood. Studios
| - Currently Contributing Editor for Just Jazz Guitar Magazine |
| - Currently Instructor of Jazz Guitar Studies at: University of New Mexico (Contact Barabara Baines) |
| - Instructor of Jazz Guitar Studies from 1997-2011: Manzano High School (Contact Sam Candelaria) |
Michael's Recording Credits
| Project | Studio |
| Adam-12 (1973/1974 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Adam-12 (1974/1975 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Angel Unchained (1970) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| Apple Dumpling Gang (1975) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Battle of the Planets (1978 Animated Short) | Sandy Frank Entertainment |
| Battlestar Galactica #1 - Lost Warrior (1978) | Universal Studios |
| Best of Walt Disney's True Life Adventures (1975) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Big Bus (1976) | Paramount Pictures |
| Billion Dollar Hobo (1977) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| Billy Jack (1971) | Warner Bros. |
| Blue (1968) | Paramount Pictures |
| The Bob Newhart Show 1 (1972/1973 Season) | 20th Century Fox |
| The Bob Newhart Show 2 (1973/1974 Season) | 20th Century Fox |
| The Bob Newhart Show 4 (1975/1976 Season) | 20th Century Fox |
| Bound for Glory (1976) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| The Boy Who Talked To Badgers (1974) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Brady Bunch (1973/1974 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Breaking Up Is Hard To Do | SPE Corporate Service/Columbia |
| Breezy #02059 (1973) | Universal Studios |
| Bucktown (1975) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| Buster and Billie (1973) | SPE (Sony) Corp Service/Columbia |
| Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid (1969) | 20th Century Fox |
| Cactus Flower (1969) | SPE (Sony) Corporate Service/Columbia |
| Cahill US Marshall (1973) | Warner Bros. |
| Call of the Wild (1976) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| A Case of Rape | Universal Studios |
| Casey's Shadow (1977) | SPE Corporate Service/Columbia |
| Casper and The Space Angels - Various | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| Casper's First Christmas (1979) | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| Casper's Halloween (1979) | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| The Challenge of the Superfriends (1978) | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| Charlie's Angels (1976/1977 Season) | SPE Corporate Service/Columbia |
| Charro (1969) | Warner Bros. |
| Chips 1 (1977/1978 Season & Pilot)) | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| Chips 2 (1978/1979 Season) | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| Chomps (1979) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| Citizens Band AKA Handle With Care (1977) | Paramount Pictures |
| Cleopatra Jones (1973) | Warner Bros. |
| Columbo #2: #35001 A Stitch In Crime (1972) | Universal Studios |
| Corvette Summer (1978) | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| Dallas Series (1977-1978 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| Dallas Series (1979-1980 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| Day of The Locust (1975) | Paramount Pictures |
| The Deep (1977) | SPE Corporate Service/Columbia |
| Die Laughing (1980) | Warner Bros. |
| Disney's Greatest Dog Stars #3847 (1976) | Warner Bros. |
| Doctors Wives (1970) | SPE Corporate Service/Columbia |
| Dr. Suess: The Lorax (1972 TV Special) | CBS/TPI-Entertainment Partners |
| The Driver (1978) | 20th Century Fox |
| Dukes of Hazzard (1979/1980 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| The Eiger Sanction (1975) | Universal Studios |
| Eight is Enough (1977 Midseason) | Warner Bros. |
| Eight is Enough (1977/1978 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| Emergency #7 (1977/1978 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Escape to Witch Mountain (1975) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Family (1976/1977 Season) | SPE (Sony) Corp. Service/Columbia |
| Fever Heat (1968) | Paramount Pictures |
| First Love (1977) | Paramount Pictures |
| The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone (1979) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Flintstones 2 PN #2015695 (1978) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Flintstones: Flintstones New Neighbors(1980) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Flintstones: Fred's Final Fling (1981) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Flintstones: Jogging Fever #1 (1981) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Flintstones: Little Big League (1979) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Flintstones: Wind-up Wilma #2 (1981) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Forever Young, Forever Free (1976) | Universal Studios |
| The Fox and The Hound (1981) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Funny Lady (1975) | SPE Corporate Service/Columbia |
| The Fury (1978) | 20th Century Fox |
| The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight (1971) | Turner Entertainment/Television Warner Bros. |
| Goin' South (1978) | Paramount Pictures |
| Happy Days (1974/1975 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Happy Days (1975/1976 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Happy Days (1976/1977 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Happy Days (1977/1978 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Happy Days (1978/1979 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Happy Days (1979/1980 Season) | Paramount Pictures |
| Harrad Summer (1974) | Warner Bros. |
| Harry O (1974/1975 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| Harry O (1975/1976 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| Hawaii Five-O (1974/1975 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Heartbeat (1979 Orion/Warner) | Warner Bros. |
| Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Herbie Rides Again (1974) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Hot Lead/Cold Feet (1978) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| How Do I Love Thee | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Incredible Journey of Dr. Laurel (1979 TVM) | SPE (Sony) Corp Service/Columbia |
| Jabberjam (Animated TVS) (1976) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| John and Mary (1969) | 20th Century Fox |
| Josie and the Pussycats in Outer Space (1972) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Kiss Meets the Phantom (1978) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Kojak #2 (1974/1975 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Kojak #4 (1976/1977 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Kojak #5 (1977/1978 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974/1975 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Kung Fu (1974/1975 Season) | Universal Studios |
| Lady Sings the Blues (1972) | Paramount Pictures |
| The Last American Hero (1973) | 20th Century Fox |
| The Last Detail (1973) | SPE (Sony) Corp Service/Columbia |
| The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977) | Universal Studios |
| The Laughing Policeman (1973) | 20th Century Fox |
| Laverne & Shirley (1976 Midseason) | CBS Television Network |
| Laverne & Shirley (1976/1977 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Laverne & Shirley (1977/1978 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| The Liberation of JB Jones (1970) | SPE (Sony) Corp Service/Columbia |
| Lipstick (1976) | Paramount Pictures |
| Lost Horizon (1973) | SPE (Sony) Corp Service/Columbia |
| The Love Boat (1977/1978 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| The Love Boat (1978/1979 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| M*A*S*H VIII (1979/1980 Season) | 20th Century Fox |
| Mackenna's Gold (1969) | SPE (Sony) Corp Service/Columbia |
| Mahogany (1975) | Paramount Pictures |
| The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (1973) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show 3 (1972/1973 Season) | 20th Century Fox |
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show 4 (1973/1974 Season) | 20th Century Fox |
| McMillan and Wife (1971/1972 Season) | 20th Century Fox |
| Moonraker (1979) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| National Geographic-Yukon Passage (1977) | National Geographic Society |
| The New Adventures of Wonderwoman (1977/1978 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| The New Centurions (1972) | SPE (Sony) Corp. Service/Columbia |
| New York, New York (1977) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| The Nickel Ride (1975) | 20th Century Fox |
| The Odd Couple (1971/1972 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| The Odd Couple (1974/1975 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Oh Heavenly Dog (1980) | 20th Century Fox |
| Paint Your Wagon (1970) | Paramount Pictures |
| Pebbles, Dino, and Bamm Bamm - Animated HB TVS (1980) | Turner Entertainment |
| Pete's Dragon (1977) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Plastic Man (1979) | Turner Entertainment |
| The Rescuer's (1977) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Return from Witch Mountain (1978) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Robin Hood (1973 Disney Film) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Roman Holidays (1972 Season) | Turner Entertainment |
| Roots I - 8 Part Mini-Series (1977) | Warner Bros. |
| Roots II - 7 Part Mini-Series (1979) | Warner Bros. |
| Scandalous John (1971) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Scooby and Scrappy-Doo - PN 2015773 (1981 TVS) | Turner Entertainment |
| Scooby Goes to Hollywood (1979) | Turner Entertainment |
| Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo - PN 2015771 (1979 TVS) | Turner Entertainment |
| Scooby-Doo 1976 Animated TVS - PN 2015769 (1976) | Turner Entertainment |
| Scooby-Doo 1978 Animated TVS - PN 2015770 (1978) | Turner Entertainment |
| All Star Laff-A-Lympics (1977/1978 Season) | Turner Entertainment |
| The Serial (1980) | Paramount Pictures |
| The Seven-Ups (1973) | 20th Century Fox |
| Shaft (1973/1974 Season) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| The Shaggy DA (1976) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Silent Lovers (1980) | Warner Bros. |
| Six Million Dollar Man (1976/1977 Season) | Universal Studios |
| The Snowball Express (1972) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Soap (1977/1978 Season) | SPE (Sony) Corp. Service/Columbia |
| Soylent Green (1973) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Space Stars (1981 Season) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Starsky and Hutch (1975/1976 Season) | SPE (Sony) Corp. Service/Columbia |
| Starsky and Hutch (1977/1978 Season) | SPE (Sony) Corp. Service/Columbia |
| Starsky and Hutch (1978/1979 Season) | SPE (Sony) Corp. Service/Columbia |
| Super Capers (2008) | Lions Gate Entertainment |
| Superdad (1973) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Sweet Charity (1969) | Universal Studios |
| Switchblade Sisters (1975) | Miramax Film NY LLC |
| Terraces (1977) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| They Only Kill Their Masters (1972) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Tick…Tick…Tick (1970) | Turner Entertainment/TV |
| Touched by Love (1980) | SPE (Sony) Corp. Service/Columbia |
| Treasure of Matecumbe (1976) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| Trouble Man (1972) | 20th Century Fox |
| Uncle Joe Shannon (1978) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| Vegas (1979/1980 Season) | CBS Television Network |
| Vigilante Force (1976) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| Waltons (1975/1976 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| The Way West (1967) | MGM and UA Services Company |
| The West Wing (2002/2003 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| Willie and Phil (1980) | 20th Century Fox |
| Wonderwoman (1976/1977 Season) | Warner Bros. |
| The World's Greatest Athlete (1972) | Walt Disney Pictures |
| The Wrath of God (1972) | Turner Entertainment/TV |