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Also known as Raymond Charles Smith

Australian racewalker

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1969-08-06
Active to
2003-10-21
acoustic rockamericanfolk rockindieindie folkindie pop

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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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date of birth
1929-08-12
date of death
2010-06-04
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