Back راي ستيفنز (موسيقي) Arabic راى ستيفنز ARZ ری استیونز AZB Ray Stevens (Musiker) German Ray Stevens Spanish ری استیونز Persian Ray Stevens (chanteur) French Ray Stevens Hungarian Ray Stevens Italian Ray Stevens (musicus) Dutch
Ray Stevens | |
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 Stevens on The Johnny Cash Show, c. 1971 | |
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| Birth name | Harold Ray Ragsdale |
| Born | January 24, 1939 Clarkdale, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1957–present |
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| Spouse(s) |
Penny Jackson
(m. 1961; died 2021) |
Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939),[1] known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country[2] and pop singer-songwriter and comedian.[3][4] He is best known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". Stevens has received gold albums for his music sales and has worked as a producer, music arranger, and television host. He is also an inductee of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Christian Music Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
- ^ "Ray Stevens just thinks funny". Ray Stevens. January 8, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ Friskics-Warren, Bill (October 10, 2009). "Shelby Singleton, Nashville Producer, Dies at 77". The New York Times. Retrieved October 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ray Stevens Comes Streaking Back With Immigration Song". The New York Times. June 2, 2010. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Roy, Don (1998). "Ray Stevens". In Kingsbury, Paul (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Country Music. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 507. ISBN 978-0195116717 – via Internet Archive.
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