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Also known as James Earl Ray

former professional basketball player (1957–2023)

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Journey to Eternity
  • Tennessee Waltz
  • Build Your Dream Body
  • Incredible Journey in the Steps of Greatness
  • Book of Songs

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1930-09-23
Active to
2004-06-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
55,329
Total plays
278,109

Tags

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There is more than one artist with this name: 1) James Ray (born James Ray Raymond in Washington, D.C. in 1941, died c. 1964) was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s. A resident of Washington, the diminutive, 5-foot (1.5-meter) singer was discovered in 1961 while destitute and living on a rooftop, and began recording as James Ray for Caprice Records. His best-known hit was "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and was also a to

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
Gainesville
Languages spoken
English language
Position played
power forward
Country for sport
United States
Mass
98
Height
203
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date of birth
1957-07-27
drafted by
Denver Nuggets
different from
James Ray
date of death
2023-12-26
name in native language
James Ray
sport number
43
manner of death
natural causes
Sources (4)

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