Like much of the British public, Ray used to listen to radio programs featuring highly popular American music, and that extolled the virtues of the American big bands that featured "18 musicians and a drummer" as one DJ put it, to Ray's bemusement.
Like much of the British public, Ray used to listen intently to radio progams whose DJs featured the new form of American jazz music. Ray heard them extolling the virtues of the American big bands, which, as one DJ put it, featured "18 musicians and a drummer", to Ray's bemusement.