ArtistInfo
Johnnie Ray
voc, 1927-1990 US, Yamhill County, Oregon
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Pop and Rock
A.k.a. John Alvin Ray
John Alvin "Johnnie" Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Extremely popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor of what would become rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett credits Ray as being the true father of rock and roll.
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Popular Tracks 
Heartaches by the Number (2023 Remastered) on Essential Classics, Vol. 36: Johnnie Ray by Johnnie Ray Just Walkin' in the Rain on 16 Most Requested Songs by Johnnie Ray Just Walkin' in the Rain on Back to Back by Johnnie Ray & Guy Mitchell Cry on 16 Most Requested Songs by Johnnie Ray Walkin' My Baby Back Home on 16 Most Requested Songs by Johnnie Ray I'll Never Fall in Love Again on Yes Tonight by Johnnie Ray Somebody Stole My Gal on Anthology: Johnnie Ray by Johnnie Ray All of Me on 16 Most Requested Songs by Johnnie Ray Hey There - from The "Pajama Game" on 16 Most Requested Songs by Johnnie Ray No Wedding Today on Yes Tonight by Johnnie RayTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Members
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Essential Recordings | Johnnie Ray | 2017 | Compil. |
| The Very Best Of Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 2016 | Compil. |
| The Big Beat + Johnnie Ray (debut album) | Johnnie Ray | 2014 | Compil. |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 2009 | Album |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 2009 | Album |
| Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 2008 | Single |
| Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 2008 | Single |
| The Collection | Johnnie Ray | 2008 | Compil. |
| Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 2008 | Compil. |
| The Atomic Ray | Johnnie Ray | 2007 | Compil. |
| Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 2006 | Compil. |
| The Definitive Collection | Johnnie Ray | 2006 | Compil. |
| Only The Love Songs - 18 Timeless Memories | Johnnie Ray | 2005 | Compil. |
| Walkin' My Baby Back Home | Johnnie Ray | 2005 | Compil. |
| The Cry Guy | Johnnie Ray | 2005 | Compil. |
| The Fabulous Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 2004 | Compil. |
| A Proper Introduction To Johnnie Ray - Cry | Johnnie Ray | 2004 | Compil. |
| Back To Back | Johnnie Ray & Guy Mitchell | 2004 | Compil. |
| Hysteria! - The Singles Collection | Johnnie Ray | 2003 | Compil. |
| Johnnie Ray / On The Trail | Johnnie Ray | 2002 | Compil. |
| Johnnie Ray In Las Vegas / 'Til Morning | Johnnie Ray | 2002 | Compil. |
| Frankie Laine's Gospel Revival | Frankie Laine With Special Guests The Four Lads And Johnnie Ray | 2000 | Album |
| 'Til Morning / A Sinner Am I | Johnnie Ray | 1999 | Compil. |
| Yes Tonight Josephine | Johnnie Ray | 1999 | Compil. |
| The Great Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1998 | Compil. |
| Cry | Johnnie Ray | 1998 | Compil. |
| High Drama: The Real Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1997 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1996 | Compil. |
| Legends | Johnnie Ray | 1994 | Compil. |
| Here And Now | Johnnie Ray | 1994 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Johnnie Ray / The Best Of Frankie Laine | Johnnie Ray / Frankie Laine | 1993 | Compil. |
| Gold | Johnnie Ray | 1993 | Compil. |
| Johnnie Ray: 16 Most Requested Songs | Johnnie Ray | 1991 | Compil. |
| Cry | Johnnie Ray | 1990 | Compil. |
| Cry | Johnnie Ray | 1990 | Compil. |
| Remember Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1990 | Album |
| Portrait Of A Song Stylist | Johnnie Ray | 1989 | Compil. |
| Greatest Hits | Johnnie Ray | 1989 | Compil. |
| The Very Best Of Frankie Laine Patti Page And Johnny Ray | Frankie Laine, Patti Page And Johnnie Ray | 1989 | Compil. |
| Just Walking In The Rain / Cry | Johnnie Ray | 1987 | Single |
| Cry / Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 1986 | Single |
| The Best Of Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1983 | Compil. |
| Las Grandes Estrellas Del Rock | Frankie Laine, Johnnie Ray | 1983 | Compil. |
| Back To Back | Johnnie Ray, Frankie Laine | 1983 | Compil. |
| Frankie Laine / Johnny Ray | Frankie Laine / Johnnie Ray | 1983 | Compil. |
| Tri Star | Frankie Laine, Guy Mitchell, Johnnie Ray | 1982 | Compil. |
| The Pick Of...Greatest Hits | Johnnie Ray | 1982 | Compil. |
| The World Of Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1982 | Compil. |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1982 | Compil. |
| The Best Of Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1982 | Compil. |
| Hernando's Hideway / Maria | Johnnie Ray / P.J. Proby | 1981 | Single |
| Cry / Please Mr. Sun | Johnnie Ray | 1981 | Single |
| Cry | Johnnie Ray | 1981 | Single |
| American Legend | Johnnie Ray | 1979 | Compil. |
| 20 Golden Greats | Johnnie Ray | 1979 | Compil. |
| Golden Highlights Volume 22 | Johnnie Ray | 1979 | Compil. |
| The Johnny Ray Collection | Johnnie Ray | 1978 | Compil. |
| Dr. Hook / Johnnie Ray | Dr. Hook / Johnnie Ray | 1977 | Single |
| The Very Best Of Johnnie Ray / The Very Best Of Frankie Laine | Johnnie Ray, Frankie Laine | 1977 | Compil. |
| Greatest Hits Vol. 1 | Johnnie Ray | 1976 | Compil. |
| What's It All About? | Paul McCartney And Wings / Johnnie Ray | 1976 | Single |
| Alexander's Ragtime Band / St. Louis Blues | Johnnie Ray / Nat King Cole | 1973 | Single |
| The Best Of Johnnie Ray And Guy Mitchell | Johnnie Ray And Guy Mitchell | 1973 | Compil. |
| Yes Tonight Josephine / Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 1972 | Single |
| Yes Tonight Josephine / Just Walking In The Rain | Johnnie Ray | 1972 | Single |
| I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Johnnie Ray | 1971 | Single |
| Wise To The Ways Of The World | Johnnie Ray | 1969 | Single |
| Long And Lonely Nights | Johnnie Ray | 1969 | Single |
| Can't I / Break My Heart Break | Johnnie Ray | 1964 | Single |
| A Sometime Love | Johnnie Ray | 1964 | Single |
| Johnnie Ray's Greatest Hits | Johnnie Ray | 1964 | Single |
| After My Laughter Came Tears | Johnnie Ray | 1963 | Single |
| I Can't Stop Crying For You | Johnnie Ray | 1963 | Single |
| A Lover's Question | Johnnie Ray | 1962 | Single |
| A Lover's Question | Johnnie Ray | 1962 | Single |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1962 | Album |
| Cry / Scotch And Soda | Johnnie Ray | 1962 | Single |
| How Many Nights, How Many Days | Johnnie Ray | 1961 | Single |
| I Believe | Timi Yuro & Johnnie Ray | 1961 | Single |
| I Believe / Smile | Timi Yuro, Johnnie Ray | 1961 | Single |
| Tell Me | Johnnie Ray | 1960 | Single |
| Before You | Johnnie Ray | 1960 | Single |
| Let's Forget It Now | Johnnie Ray | 1960 | Single |
| 3:10 To Yuma - Texas Tambourine | Frankie Laine And Johnnie Ray | 1960 | Single |
| When It's Springtime In The Rockies | Johnnie Ray | 1960 | Single |
| On The Trail | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Single |
| Give Me Time / A Sinner Am I | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Album |
| Here And Now | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Single |
| On The Trail | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Single |
| An Ordinary Couple | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Single |
| As Time Goes By | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Single |
| A Sinner Am I | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Album |
| Johnnie Ray In Las Vegas | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Album |
| On The Trail | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Album |
| I'll Never Fall In Love Again | Johnnie Ray With Richard Maltby And His Orchestra | 1959 | Single |
| When's Your Birthday, Baby | Johnnie Ray | 1959 | Single |
| Johnnie Ray's Greatest Hits | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Compil. |
| No Regrets / Up Until Now | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Single |
| Showcase Of Hits | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Compil. |
| Spotlight On Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Single |
| Lonely For A Letter | Johnnie Ray With Ray Conniff & His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| You're The One Who Knows | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Single |
| Hernanado's Hideaway / Hey There | Johnnie Ray / Rosemary Clooney | 1958 | Single |
| Lonely For A Letter | Johnnie Ray Con Ray Conniff & His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| Paths Of Paradise | Johnnie Ray With Joe Reisman And His Orchestra | 1958 | Single |
| 'Til Morning | Johnnie Ray With The Billy Taylor Trio | 1958 | Album |
| Cry | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Single |
| Philips TV Series | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Single |
| Strollin' Girl / Plant A Little Seed | Johnnie Ray | 1958 | Single |
| Walking And Crying | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Cry | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Album |
| The Big Beat | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Album |
| Look Homeward, Angel / Sent For You Yesterday | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| You Don’t Owe Me A Thing | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| You Don’t Owe Me A Thing / Look Homeward, Angel | Johnnie Ray With Ray Conniff | 1957 | Single |
| Miss Me Just A Little / Soliloquy Of A Fool | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Album |
| Who's Sorry Now? / A Heart Comes In Handy | Johnnie Ray With Paul Weston And His Orchestra And The Mellomen | 1957 | Album |
| Look Homeward, Angel / You Don’t Owe Me A Thing | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Album |
| Street Of Memories / Build Your Love (On A Strong Foundation) | Johnnie Ray With Ray Conniff | 1957 | Single |
| Yes Tonight, Josephine / No Wedding Today | Johnnie Ray With Ray Conniff | 1957 | Single |
| Just Walkin' In The Rain / Singing The Blues | Johnnie Ray / Guy Mitchell | 1957 | Single |
| Miss Me Just A Little / Soliloquy Of A Fool | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Yes Tonight | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Look Homeward, Angel/YouDon't Owe Me A Thing | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Album |
| Amerikanska Toppmelodier Nr 2 | Johnnie Ray With Ray Conniff & His Orchestra / Guy Mitchell With Jimmy Carroll And His Orchestra And Chorus | 1957 | Single |
| The Big Beat, Vol. 2 | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Up Above My Head (I Hear Music In The Air) / Good Evening Friends | Frankie Laine & Johnnie Ray With Ray Conniff & His Orchestra | 1957 | Single |
| Because I Love You | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Album |
| Texas Tambourine | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Frankie & Johnnie | Frankie Laine, Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Who's Sorry Now? / My Baby Sends Me | Johnnie Ray With Paul Weston And His Orchestra And The Mellomen | 1957 | Album |
| Mr Emotion | Johnnie Ray | 1957 | Single |
| Hall Of Fame | Tony Bennett, Rosemary Clooney, Johnnie Ray, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Frankie Laine | 1956 | Compil. |
| Whatever Will Be Will Be | Doris Day, Johnnie Ray | 1956 | Single |
| The Others I Like / Love, Love, Love | Johnnie Ray | 1956 | Album |
| Johnnie's Comin' Home | Johnnie Ray | 1956 | Album |
| Goodbye, Au Revoir, Adios | Johnnie Ray | 1956 | Single |
| Johnnie's Top Titles | Johnnie Ray | 1956 | Single |
| Just Walking In The Rain / In The Candlelight | Johnnie Ray | 1956 | Single |
| Flip, Flop And Fly / Glad Rag Doll / Papa Loves Mambo / Such A Night | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Single |
| Flip, Flop And Fly / Thine Eyes Are As The Eyes Of A Dove | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Single |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Album |
| Love, Love, Love / Johnnie's Comin' Home | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Single |
| The Voice Of Your Choice - Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Album |
| Song Of The Dreamer / I've Got So Many Years (That I Can't Count Them) | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Single |
| Who's Sorry Now / A Heart Comes In Handy | Johnnie Ray With Paul Weston And His Orchestra And The Mellomen | 1955 | Single |
| Here's To Veterans - Programs No. 477 / 478 | Mitch Miller / Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Album |
| 1 - If You Believe | Johnnie Ray, Percy Faith & His Orchestra | 1955 | Single |
| I Cry For You | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Album |
| Song Of The Dreamer / I've Got So Many Years (That I Can't Count Them) | Johnnie Ray | 1955 | Album |
| Papa Loves Mambo / The Only Girl I'll Ever Love | Johnnie Ray | 1954 | Album |
| Destiny / Such A Night | Johnnie Ray | 1954 | Album |
| At The London Palladium | Johnnie Ray | 1954 | Album |
| Papa Loves Mambo / The Only Girl I'll Ever Love | Johnnie Ray | 1954 | Album |
| If You Believe / Alexander's Ragtime Band | Johnnie Ray With Percy Faith & His Orchestra | 1954 | Album |
| To Ev’ry Girl - To Ev’ry Boy | Johnnie Ray | 1954 | Single |
| As Time Goes By / An Orchid for the Lady | Johnnie Ray With Percy Faith & His Orchestra | 1954 | Album |
| Hey There / Hernanado's Hideaway | Johnnie Ray | 1954 | Single |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Single |
| Mister Midnight | Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Single |
| Ma Says, Pa Says / A Full Time Job | Doris Day / Johnnie Ray With Paul Weston And His Orchestra | 1953 | Album |
| Let's Walk That-A-Way / Candy Lips | Doris Day - Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Album |
| Let's Walk That-A-Way / Candy Lips | Doris Day - Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Single |
| Somebody Stole My Gal / Glad Rag Doll | Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Single |
| Satisfied / With These Hands | Johnnie Ray With The Buddy Cole Quartet | 1953 | Album |
| Mister Midnight | Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Album |
| Why Should I Be Sorry | Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Single |
| An Orchid For The Lady / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Single |
| Satisfied / With These Hands | Johnnie Ray | 1953 | Single |
| Out In The Cold Again / Walkin' My Baby Back Home | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Album |
| Please, Mr. Sun / Here I Am - Broken Hearted | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Single |
| Walkin' My Baby Back Home / Give Me Time | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Single |
| The Lady Drinks Champagne / Don't Take Your Love From Me | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Single |
| A Sinner Am I / Faith Can Move Mountains | Johnnie Ray With The Four Lads | 1952 | Album |
| I'm Gonna Walk And Talk With My Lord | Johnnie Ray And The Four Lads | 1952 | Album |
| Don't Say Love Has Ended / Love Me | Johnnie Ray And The Four Lads | 1952 | Album |
| Don't Blame Me | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Album |
| Because Of You / Cry | Tony Bennett / Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads | 1952 | Single |
| Mountains In The Moonlight / What's The Use! | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Single |
| Spotlite | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Single |
| Don't Say Love Has Ended / Gee, But I'm Lonesome | Johnnie Ray And The Four Lads | 1952 | Album |
| All Of Me | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Single |
| All Of Me / Don't Take Your Love From Me | Johnnie Ray With The Buddy Cole Quartet | 1952 | Album |
| Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Album |
| All I Do Is Dream Of You / Tell The Lady I Said Goodbye | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Album |
| Faith Can Move Mountains | Johnnie Ray | 1952 | Single |
| Coffee And Cigarettes | Johnnie Ray And The Four Lads | 1952 | Single |
| The Little White Cloud That Cried | Johnnie Ray, The Four Lads | 1951 | Album |
| Out In The Cold Again | Johnnie Ray And The Four Lads | 1951 | Album |
| Cry / The Little White Cloud That Cried | Johnnie Ray | 1951 | Single |
| Whiskey And Gin / Tell The Lady I Said Goodbye | Johnnie Ray With Maurice King & His Wolverines | 1951 | Single |
| Cry / The Little White Cloud That Cried | Johnnie Ray & The Four Lads | 1951 | Single |
| She Didn't Say Nothin' At All | Johnnie Ray | 1951 | Album |
| Walkin' My Baby Back Home / What's The Use ? | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| 2 - Hernando's Hideaway | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| The Best Of Johnny Ray | Johnnie Ray | Compil. | |
| I Believe | Johnnie Ray, Timi Yuro | Single | |
| I’m Gonna Walk And Talk With My Lord / The Touch Of God’s Hand | Johnnie Ray, The Buddy Cole Quartet | Album | |
| Walkin' My Baby Back Home | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Taking a Chance on Love/My Love for You | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| An Orchid For The Lady / Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| Johnnie Ray Philips TV Series | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Flip, Flop And Fly / Somebody Stole My Gal | Johnnie Ray Con Il The Buddy Cole Quartet | Album | |
| Hits From The Pajama Game | Rosemary Clooney / Johnnie Ray / Guy Mitchell / The Mariners | Single | |
| Somebody Stole My Gal / Walkin' My Baby Back Home | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| With These Hands / It's The Talk Of The Town | Johnnie Ray With The Buddy Cole Quartet | Album | |
| Nevertheless / I'm Beginning To See The Light | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| A Kiss Can Change The World | Frankie Laine / Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Ain't Misbehavin' | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Hernando's Hideaway / Going-Going-Gone | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| Coffee And Cigarettes | Johnnie Ray And The Four Lads | Album | |
| As Time Goes By | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| Such A Night / Destiny | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| I'll Make You Mine | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| The Best Of Johnnie Ray | Johnnie Ray | Compil. | |
| Parade Of Broken Hearts / Paths Of Paradise | Johnnie Ray With Joe Reisman And His Orchestra | Album | |
| Give Me Time / The Lady Drinks Champagne | Johnnie Ray With The Four Lads | Album | |
| Yes Tonight | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Seven Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles | Johnnie Ray | Compil. | |
| Mr Emotion | Johnnie Ray | Compil. | |
| Hurray for Johnnie | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Who's Sorry Now / Strollin' Girl | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Please, Mr. Sun | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| I'M An Old Cowhand | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| To Ev'ry Girl - To Ev'ry Boy / As Time Goes By | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| Angel Del Sweater Rosado | Johnnie Ray | Compil. | |
| Johnnie Ray Showcase | Johnnie Ray | Compil. | |
| I Believe | Timi Yuro, Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| The Big Beat | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Tell Me / Don't Leave Me Now | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Why Should I Be Sorry? / Destiny | Johnnie Ray | Album | |
| Johnny Ray | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Coffee and Cigarettes | Johnnie Ray | Single | |
| Pretty-Eyed Baby | Johnnie Ray | Single |
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