Johnnie Ray
![Ray {{circa}} 1952](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Johnnie_Ray_c._1952_photo.png)
In 1954, Ray made his first film, ''There's No Business Like Show Business'' as part of an ensemble cast that included Ethel Merman and Marilyn Monroe. His career in the music business in his native United States began to decline in 1957, and his American record label dropped him in 1960. He never regained a strong following there and rarely appeared on American television after 1973. Ray’s last television appearance in the United States was on a 1977 syndicated broadcast of ''Sha Na Na''. His fanbases in the United Kingdom and Australia remained strong until his final global concert tour in 1989, however.
''British Hit Singles & Albums'' noted that Ray was "a sensation in the 1950s; the heart-wrenching vocal delivery of 'Cry' ... influenced many acts including Elvis, and was the prime target for teen hysteria in the pre-Presley days." Ray's dramatic stage performances and melancholic songs have been credited by music historians as precursory to later performers ranging from Leonard Cohen to Morrissey. Provided by Wikipedia
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41Published 2001Other Authors: “...Ray, Johnnie, 1927-1990...”
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46Published 1990Other Authors: “...Ray, Johnnie, 1927-1990...”
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47by Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989Other Authors: “...Ray, Johnnie, 1927-1990...”
Published 1989
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48Published 1997Other Authors: “...Ray, Johnnie, 1927-1990...”
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