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Johnnie Ray Biography

Birth Name:John Alvin Ray

Birth Place:Dallas, Oregon, United States

Profession Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

Fast Facts

  • Posthumously received a Gold Record in 2000 with the Columbia Records disc "16 Most Requested․"
  • Was the first pop singer to sell two million records with his song "Cry․"
  • Was forced to wear hearing aids after he was left deaf in his left ear following a trampoline accident at the age of 13
  • Got his beig break when he was noticed at the Flame Showbar nightclub in Detroit
  • Is best known as an early pioneer of rock and roll music
  • Was the best man at the wedding of Judy Garland and Mickey Deans
  • In 1952, he released his debut album, "Johnnie Ray․"