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Ray Smith

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EntityQ1359179· pop 6· linked from 5 articles

American singer (1918–1979)

Person · Open Library

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115

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  • Homes of yesterday
  • Yesterdays
  • The greening tree
  • Watercolor landscape
  • An Introduction to Watercolour

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
93,266
Total plays
417,537

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rockabillyRock and Rollrock n rolloldiessun records

Ray Smith, born October 30, 1934, died November 29, 1979 (suicide) birthplace Melber, Kentucky. Raised in Paducah, Kentucky, Ray Smith was taught piano at an early age and performed cowboy songs in school. As a teen he was a moonshine bootlegger with his brother-in-law and also worked for Coca-Cola. After a stint in the Air Force, Ray decided to jump on the burgeoning new rock and roll bandwagon, even though he admitted later that at first he hated rock and roll and his main influence was not El

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Ray Smith (country singer), 1953.jpg
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date of birth
1918-06-25
date of death
1979-12-04
Commons category
Ray Smith (country singer)

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