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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 ".
Ray Stevens recognized the power of the music video in the mid-80s and has been releasing them ever since. Ray released a direct-to-video collection of these videos in 1992 called Ray Stevens Comedy Video Classics , which won Billboard Home Video of the Year in 1993.
Ray Stephens (December 14, 1954 – October 4, 1990) was an American singer and actor best known for starring in the 1980s TV series, The Great Space Coaster, as Roy.In 1985, Stephens became the lead singer of Village People and toured England with the group that year.
Turn Your Radio On is Ray Stevens' eighth studio album and his third for Barnaby Records, released in 1972. The title comes from a gospel song written by Albert E. Brumley . Unlike Stevens' previous album releases, this album shows Stevens' spiritual side and was his first album of gospel music.
Ragsdale grew up in Nashville, the daughter of country/pop singer Ray Stevens (whose legal last name is Ragsdale). [1] By age 10, she was singing on children's albums, and Ragsdale was singing on publishing demos for songwriters by age 11.
I Never Made a Record I Didn't Like is Ray Stevens' twenty-fifth studio album and his fifth release under MCA Records, issued in 1988. The album includes two singles: "Surfin' U.S.S.R." and "The Day I Tried to Teach Charlene Mackenzie How to Drive." The single "Surfin' U.S.S.R." was accompanied by Stevens' second music video.
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The essay ends with the quote: "Ray is bound to become more successful than ever before, and this album of greatest hits stands as a permanent monument to his artistic genius." Ironically, at the time of this album's release, Stevens was signed to a label called " Monument Records ".