Ray stevens net worth

He streaked to the top of the charts.

Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarksdale, Georgia. He attended high school in Albany and soon after got a recording contract in Nashville. In 1970, Stevens hit #1 and won a Grammy with the mainstream “Everything is Beautiful”, but it was the unorthodox songs that really made him famous. He recorded his first novelty song in 1961: “Jeremiah Peabody’s Poly Unsaturated Quick Dissolving Fast Acting Pleasant Tasting Green and Purple Pills” went to #35 on the pop charts, and the king of novelty songs was on his way.

“Ahab the Arab,” “Gitarzan,” “Shriner’s Convention,” and “It’s Me Again Margaret” were all popular, but nothing compared to the 1974 smash hit “The Streak.” based on the popular fad, the song raced all the way to the top of the charts in both the U.S. and the U.K.

The man who made “Don’t Look Ethel” a national catchphrase was born on January 24, 1939, Today in Georgia History.

American country and pop musician (born 1939)

This article is about the singer. For other persons of the same name, see Ray Stevens (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939),^[1] known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country^[2] and pop singer-songwriter and comedian.^[3][4] He is best known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". Stevens has received gold albums for his music sales and has worked as a producer, music arranger, and television host. He is also an inductee of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Christian Music Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Early life

Harold Ray Ragsdale was born on January 24, 1939, in Clarkdale, Georgia.^[1] He is the elder of two sons born to Willis Harold Ragsdale (1915–2001) and Frances Stephens Ragsdale (1916–1997).^[5] His younger brother, John, w

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