Johnny Ray
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Johnny Ray (racing driver)
Johnny Ray (born March 25, 1937 in Eastaboga, Alabama) is an American stock car racing driver. Father of Kevin Ray, he is a former competitor in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series.
Career
Ray began his career at the top level of NASCAR competition, the Winston Cup Series (now the Sprint Cup Series) in 1974, making his debut at Alabama International Motor Speedway (now Talladega Superspeedway); he finished 41st of 50 cars in the event. He went on to race seven more times in the series between 1974 and 1976; his best finish came at Talladega later in 1974, when he finished 22nd. In 1975, Ray, a trucker by profession, set a world speed record for eighteen-wheeler tractor-trailers, 92 miles per hour (148 km/h), at Talladega.
Accident
Ray entered the 1976 season planning to compete for Rookie of the Year honors in the Winston Cup Series. Competing in the 1976 Daytona 500, the second race of the season, Ray crashed on the 112th lap, skidding in oil before being hit by Skip Manning. Extricated from his wrecked Chevrolet, Ray was taken to Halifax Medical Center, where he was found to have no vital signs and was initially declared dead; last-ditch resuscitation efforts managed to revive Ray. While he survived the accident, and competed in some local events in Alabama over the next few years, he never participated in NASCAR competition as a driver again.
Johnny Ray (baseball)
John Cornelius Ray (born March 1, 1957, in Chouteau, Oklahoma, US) is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who had a 10-year career from 1981 to 1990. He played for the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League and the California Angels of the American League. He also played two seasons for the Yakult Swallows in Japan in 1991 and 1992.
Biography
Ray played college baseball for the University of Arkansas, finishing up in the 1979 College World Series for the runner-up Razorbacks. Ray was selected by the Houston Astros in the 12th round of the amateur baseball draft. He was traded to the Pirates on August 31, 1981, along with Randy Niemann for Phil Garner.
Ray immediately became the Pirates' starting second baseman. As a rookie in 1982 he played in every game and was named the Rookie of the Year by The Sporting News. In a controversial vote, the Baseball Writers Association of America named Steve Sax of the Los Angeles Dodgers the Rookie of the Year. Ray continued his productive hitting, leading the league in doubles in 1983 and 1984. He won the Silver Slugger Award for second baseman in 1983. He finished fifth in the league in batting average in 1984. The switch-hitting Ray was consistently one of the most difficult batters to strike out.
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- The Best Of released: 2005
- Cry released: 1999
- 16 Most Request Songs released: 1991
- Cry released: 1990
- Frankie Laine & Johnnie Ray released: 1989
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Cry
Released 1999- Whiskey and Gin
- Tell the Lady I Said Goodbye
- She Didn't Say Nothin' at All
- I'm Just a Shadow of Myself
- Give Me Time
- The Little White Cloud That Cried
- Coffee and Cigarettes
- The Lady Drinks Champagne
- Cry
- Out in the Cold Again
- Please, Mr. Sun
- (Here Am I) Broken Hearted
- Paths of Paradise
- Mountains in the Moonlight
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home
- All of Me
- Don't Take Your Love From Me
- Don't Blame Me
- What's the Use?
- Gee, but I'm Lonesome
- A Sinner Am I
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Fath Can Move Mountains
- Don't Say Love Has Ended
- Love Me (Baby Can't You Love Me)
Cry
Released 1990- Yes, Tonight Josephine
- Just Walkin' in the Rain
- I've Got a Million Years
- Johnnie's Comin' Home
- Look Homeward Angel
- Up Above My Head
- Good Evening Friends
- Up Unitl Now (fast version)
- How Long Blues
- You Don't Owe Me a Thing
- No Wedding Today
- Build Your Love
- Streets of Memories
- Miss Me a Little
- Texas Tambourine
- Pink Sweater Angel
- Solioquy of a Fool
- Endlessly
- Plant a Little Seed
- Up Unitl Now
- I'll Make You Mine
- Papa Loves Mambo
- Ooo! Ah! Oh! (This Is Love)
- Flip, Flop and Fly
- Alexander's Ragtime Band
- The Little White Cloud That Cried
- Cry
- Ma Says, Pa Says
- Full Time Job
- Such a Night
- Hernando's Hideaway
High Drama
- Flip, Flop and Fly
- Cry
- I Want to Be Loved
- She Didn' Say Nothin' at All
- Gee, but I'm Lonesome
- How Long, How Long Blues
- Ooh! Aah! Oh!
- Lotus Blossom
- Mountains in the Moonlight
- Soliloquy of a Fool
- Sent for You Yesterday
- I'll Make You Mine
- Paths of Paradise
- Give Me Time
- The Lonely Ones
- Such a Night
- Everyday I Have the Blues
Best Of
- Just Walkin' in the Rain
- Hey There
- Cry
- Such a Night
- The Little White Cloud That Cried
- Faith Can Move Mountains
- Let's Walk That-A-Way
- Paths of Paradise
- Here I Am Broken Hearted
- Who's Sorry Now
- Somebody Stole My Gal
- Hernando's Hideaway
- All of Me
- You Don't Owe Me a Thing
- Build Your Love on a Strong Foundation
- Ain't Misbehavin'
- I'll Never Fall in Love Again
- Please Mr. Sun
- Yes Tonight Josephine
- If You Believe
- Look Homeward Angel
- Song of the Dreamer
- As Time Goes By
- Walkin' My Baby Back Home
Born: 1927-01-10
Died: 1990-02-24
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- Salsa Con Clase released: 1988
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You Can't Fail Me Now
by: Joe HenryI know that fan is moving air
I can see it in your hair
but I can't bear to breathe it in somehow
I'll rise and fall with you cause you can't fail me now
Salt is sweet upon my mouth
and dark throws *sparks* against my house
the state of love is a smudge upon my brow
but you see through me and you can't fail me now
when you see right through me you can't fail me now
I've bit off more than i can chew
its something that i tend to do
when fewer words are what we need and how
I bite my tongue and you can't fail me now
I rant and rail but you can't fail me now
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Bridge:
I've lost the thread among the vines
and hung myself in storylines that tell the tales I
never would allow
God knows the name of every bird that fills my mind
like angry words
but you know all my secret heart avows
We're taught to love the worst of us
and mercy more than life but trust me
mercy's just a warning shot across the bow
I live for yours and you can't fail me now
I live for your mercy
you can't fail me now
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