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Ray Whitley

voc,
Country
A.k.a. Raymond Otis Whitley

For the songwriter associated the Tams, the Swingin Medallions, Joe South, Billy Joe Royal, and others, use Ray Whitley (2) American country and western singer / songwriter, radio and hollywood movie star, born December 5, 1901 in Atlanta, Georgia. Ray Whitley died on February 21, 1979, while en route to a fishing trip to Mexico with his son-in-law, Hal Bracken. He was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1981, and in 1996 Ray Whitley was inducted into the Western Music Association Hall of Fame.

Genres

• Country
• Pop
• Folk
• World

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