Ray Stevens
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Ray Stevens (born Harold Ray Ragsdale on January 24, 1939 in Clarkdale, Georgia) is an American country music singer and songwriter known for his novelty songs. His recording career began with two singles released on Prep Records, followed by a short stint with Capitol Records. Both these recording contracts were made with the help of Atlanta music maven Bill Lowery, and Stevens joined Lowery's National Recording Corporation in 1958, where he also was a member of the NRC staff band, playing numerous instruments, arranging, and doing background vocals. When NRC went into bankruptcy, he signed with Mercury Records, and started a series of hit records such as "Ahab The Arab" and "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving, Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green And Purple Pills". He became a producer and well-known studio musician on the Nashville scene, and recorded hits for Monument, Barnaby, Warner Brothers, MCA, and RCA. His most famous hit was "The Streak".
Ray Stevens was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980. His appearances in Branson, MO, were showcased in a successful series of videos.
Discography
- The NRC Years 1958-1960
- 1837 Seconds of Humor - 1962
- This is Ray Stevens - 1963
- Ray 'Ahab The Arab' Stevens And Hal Winters - 1965
- The Best of Ray Stevens - 1967
- Even Stevens - 1968
- Gitarzan - 1969
- Have a Little Talk with Myself - 1969
- Unreal - 1970
- Everything is Beautiful - 1970
- Ray Stevens Rock & Roll Show - 1971
- Ray Stevens Greatest Hits - 1971
- Losin' Streak - 1973
- Nashville - 1973
- Boogity - Boogity - 1974
- Turn Your Radio On - 1974
- Misty - 1975
- The Very Best of Ray Stevens - 1975
- Both Sides of Ray Stevens - 1976
- Just for the Record - 1976
- Feel the Music - 1977
- The Many Sides of Ray Stevens - 1977
- The Remarkable Ray Stevens - 1977
- There Is Something on Your Mind - 1978
- Be Your Own Best Friend - 1978
- The Feeling's Not Right Again - 1979
- The Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Collection - 1979
- The Best Of Ray Stevens - 1979
- Shriner's Convention - 1980
- Wild and Crazy - 1980
- Oh Lonesome Me - 1981
- One More Last Chance - 1981
- Don't Laugh Now - 1982
- Turn Your Radio On - 1982
- Greatest Hits - 1983
- Me - 1983
- He Think's He's Ray Stevens - 1984
- Mississippi Squirrel Revival - 1984
- Ray Stevens Collection - 1984
- Ray Stevens Greatest Hits - 1984
- I Have Returned - 1985
- Ray Stevens Collector's Series - 1985
- Surely You Joust - 1986
- The Very Best Of Ray Stevens/Roger Miller - 1986
- Crackin' Up - 1987
- Get The Best Of Ray Stevens - 1987
- Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 1 - 1987
- Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 2 - 1987
- I Never Made A Record I Didn't Like - 1988
- Beside Myself - 1989
- Funny Man - 1989
- Ray Stevens - At His Best - 1989
- Everything Is Beautiful And Other Hits - 1990
- His All Time Greatest Comic Hits - 1990
- Lend Me Your Ears - 1990
- #1 With A Bullet - 1991
- Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 3 - 1991
- Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 4 - 1991
- Ahab The Arab - 1992
- Everything Is Beautiful - 1992
- Ray Stevens/Jim Stafford - 1992
- The Gospel Side Of Ray Stevens - 1992
- A Brighter Day - 1993
- Classic Ray Stevens - 1993
- The Legendary Ray Stevens And Jim Stafford - 1993
- Get Serious! The Original Movie Soundtrack - 1994
- Ray Stevens - 20 Comedy Hits - 1995
- Ray Stevens Live! - 1995
- 3 CD Or Cassette Set - 1995
- 3 CD Set - 1995
- Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful - 1996
- Great Gospel Songs - 1996
- Ray Stevens - All-Time Hits - 1996
- Even Stevens - 1996
- Gitarzan - 1996
- Hum It - 1997
- Ray Stevens - The Streak - 1997
- The Best Of Ray Stevens - 1997
- Ray Stevens - Christmas Through A Different Window - 1997
- Ray Stevens - Golden Classics/Collector's Edition - 1997
- Ray Stevens - The Country Hits Collection - 1998
- Ray Stevens The Last Laugh - 1999
- Ear Candy - 2000
- Funniest Characters - 2000
- Ray Stevnes All-Time Greatest Hits - 2001
- Osama-Yo' Mama, The Album - 2002
External link
- Discography Index (http://www.raystevens.com/albumdiscography.html)