Johnnie Ray, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1927)

Johnnie Ray

American singer and pianist (1927–1990)

John Alvin Ray was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett called…