Johnnie Ray
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genre: vocal jazz
description: John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) 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
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album: Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 101 - EP: Walking And Crying
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  date published: 1958-04-01
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      type: MusicAlbum
      date published: 1958-04-01
    genre: vocal jazz
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    audio: Cry
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album: Johnnie Ray & The Billy Taylor Trio Jam The Hits
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-09-29
album: Live In Las Vegas: The Hits Of Johnnie Ray
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-09-29
album: The Big Beat
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2012-07-30
album: Live in Las Vegas
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2012-07-31
album: Johnnie Ray in Concert 1957
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2012-10-15
album: Just Walking in the Rain
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-06-05
album: Please Mr. Sun
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-08-13
album: The Little White Cloud That Cried
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-08-16
album: Cry
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-08-16
album: The One and Only
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-10-30
album: The Johnnie Ray Collection
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2015-02-09
album: I'll Never Fall in Love Again
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2015-05-11
album: I Cry for You
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-04-20
album: At the Desert in Las Vegas
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-07-20
album: On the Trail
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-08-20
album: Johnnie Ray
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-10-20
album: Til Morning
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-11-20
album: The Big Beat
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2023-12-20