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1952
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 became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality.|work=Allmusic.com|access-date=March 4, 2008}} Tony Bennett called Ray the "father of rock and roll", and historians have noted him as a pioneering figure in the development of... more
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