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1) James Ray (born Jam… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) James Ray (born James Ray Raymond in Washington, D.C. in 1941, died c. 1964) was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s.
A resident of Washington, the diminutive, 5-foot (1.5-meter) singer was discovered in 1961 while destitute and living on a rooftop, and began recording as James Ray for Caprice Records. His best-known hit was "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and was also a top 10 R&B hit. The single was issued in the UK in 1962 as well, and was performed by The Beatles before it was discovered by Freddie and the Dreamers who took it into the UK top 5 the year after.
In the U.S., Ray's single was followed by an eponymous album, which contained the follow up single "Itty Bitty Pieces", which reached #41 on the Hot 100, as well as a song called "Got My Mind Set On You". A severely edited version of this was released later in the year as a single on the Dynamic Sound label and reached #22.
Many of Ray's songs were written by Rudy Clark, later to become famous for "The Shoop Shoop Song" and others.
James Ray is thought to have died in 1964, due to a drug overdose.
The Beatles' George Harrison purchased a copy of Ray's album in 1963 when he went to the United States to visit his sister. Over two decades later he revived "Got My Mind Set On You" and took it to #1 in early 1988.
John Lennon was also a fan and included "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" on his jukebox, the contents of which were issued as a double CD in 2004 after the jukebox itself was purchased at an auction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ray_%28singer%29
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2) James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood.
He was a founding member of "James Ray And The Performance", a rock band with ties to goth rock. James Ray has also formed the bands "James Rays Gangwar", "The MK Ultra", "4080peru" and his current band 25men
James Ray And The Performance
The Performance was a band started by James Ray and Carl Harrison. An early demo of tracks such as "Mexico Sundown Blues", "Dance" and "Edie Sedgwick" (the latter named after the actress) was sent to The Sisters of Mercy's record label, Merciful Release. The band were signed, and after Ray's contribution to The Sisterhood project "Gift", Merciful released the Mexico Sundown Blues single in July 1986. The singles "Texas" and "Dust Boat" were also released on Merciful, followed by the compilation A New Kind Of Assassin.
James Rays Gangwar
After The Performance, Ray formed James Rays Gangwar. The band were still contracted to Merciful for an album, so the band recorded the Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado LP, a more aggressive sounding album, still with the southern American influence, and a cover of Alvin Stardust's "[My] Coo Ca Choo" closing the album. The opening track, Rev Rev Lowrider was released as a single. Other non-album tracks were released as singles, "Fuel", "Another Million Dollars" and "Without Conscience".
After this, Gangwar released the Third Generation LP on Surgery Records, a much more techno-based album, with fewer guitars, and a more trance-like feel. The song "Fuelled Up" draws heavily from the earlier song "Fuel," which in turn borrows heavily from the melody of Knock on Wood.
The final Gangwar album was 'Psychodalek', combining the techno feel of Third Generation and their traditioanal overdriven guitar sounds. The album aslo featured a new recording of Edie Sedgewick, entitled only Edie, featuring These Crimson Dreams singer, Tamsin.
The MK Ultra
After the release of Third Generation, Ray formed the project "The MK Ultra", a solo effort, again releasing on Merciful Release. The first LP This Is This had a more dance-like feel than Third Generation, continuing to incorporate samples and Ray's own deep voice against the female backing vocals and techno rhythms. The first track, "Regeneration" is a remix of the title track from Third Generation. After This Is This, Ray released Beluga Pop, a collection of ambient techno pieces, far removed from much of his earlier work. The MK Ultra did not release any singles. Ray later wrote a novella entitled "Psychodalek" under the James Ray's Gangwar moniker, and released an album of the same name as a soundtrack to accompany the book. Both the novella and the album are currently available to download from his website.
Present day
In recent years, Gangwar have reformed, to play a handful of concerts, such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen. A further ambient project, 4080Peru was formed, writing long soundscapes. 4080Peru have also performed these tracks live. Ray is also currently working with the band 25men, and still keeping up with Speedy Dave.
25men
25men consists of various transient musicians and artists from around the world who contribute to 25men. Designed and directed by James Ray, 25men present an amalgamation of musical and artistic ideas resulting in a sound that takes the sound of Gangwar and 4080peru to another dimension.
1) James Ray (born Jam… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1) James Ray (born James Ray Raymond in Washington, D.C. in 1941, died c. 1964) was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s.
A resident of Washington, the diminutive, 5-foot (1.5-meter) singer was discovered in 1961 while destitute and living on a rooftop, and began recording as James Ray for Caprice Records. His best-known hit was "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and was also a top 10 R&B hit. The single was issued in the UK in 1962 as well, and was performed by The Beatles before it was discovered by Freddie and the Dreamers who took it into the UK top 5 the year after.
In the U.S., Ray's single was followed by an eponymous album, which contained the follow up single "Itty Bitty Pieces", which reached #41 on the Hot 100, as well as a song called "Got My Mind Set On You". A severely edited version of this was released later in the year as a single on the Dynamic Sound label and reached #22.
Many of Ray's songs were written by Rudy Clark, later to become famous for "The Shoop Shoop Song" and others.
James Ray is thought to have died in 1964, due to a drug overdose.
The Beatles' George Harrison purchased a copy of Ray's album in 1963 when he went to the United States to visit his sister. Over two decades later he revived "Got My Mind Set On You" and took it to #1 in early 1988.
John Lennon was also a fan and included "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody" on his jukebox, the contents of which were issued as a double CD in 2004 after the jukebox itself was purchased at an auction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Ray_%28singer%29
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2) James Ray is a rock singer and band-leader, best known as a member of Andrew Eldritch's side-project The Sisterhood.
He was a founding member of "James Ray And The Performance", a rock band with ties to goth rock. James Ray has also formed the bands "James Rays Gangwar", "The MK Ultra", "4080peru" and his current band 25men
James Ray And The Performance
The Performance was a band started by James Ray and Carl Harrison. An early demo of tracks such as "Mexico Sundown Blues", "Dance" and "Edie Sedgwick" (the latter named after the actress) was sent to The Sisters of Mercy's record label, Merciful Release. The band were signed, and after Ray's contribution to The Sisterhood project "Gift", Merciful released the Mexico Sundown Blues single in July 1986. The singles "Texas" and "Dust Boat" were also released on Merciful, followed by the compilation A New Kind Of Assassin.
James Rays Gangwar
After The Performance, Ray formed James Rays Gangwar. The band were still contracted to Merciful for an album, so the band recorded the Dios Esta De Nuestro Lado LP, a more aggressive sounding album, still with the southern American influence, and a cover of Alvin Stardust's "[My] Coo Ca Choo" closing the album. The opening track, Rev Rev Lowrider was released as a single. Other non-album tracks were released as singles, "Fuel", "Another Million Dollars" and "Without Conscience".
After this, Gangwar released the Third Generation LP on Surgery Records, a much more techno-based album, with fewer guitars, and a more trance-like feel. The song "Fuelled Up" draws heavily from the earlier song "Fuel," which in turn borrows heavily from the melody of Knock on Wood.
The final Gangwar album was 'Psychodalek', combining the techno feel of Third Generation and their traditioanal overdriven guitar sounds. The album aslo featured a new recording of Edie Sedgewick, entitled only Edie, featuring These Crimson Dreams singer, Tamsin.
The MK Ultra
After the release of Third Generation, Ray formed the project "The MK Ultra", a solo effort, again releasing on Merciful Release. The first LP This Is This had a more dance-like feel than Third Generation, continuing to incorporate samples and Ray's own deep voice against the female backing vocals and techno rhythms. The first track, "Regeneration" is a remix of the title track from Third Generation. After This Is This, Ray released Beluga Pop, a collection of ambient techno pieces, far removed from much of his earlier work. The MK Ultra did not release any singles. Ray later wrote a novella entitled "Psychodalek" under the James Ray's Gangwar moniker, and released an album of the same name as a soundtrack to accompany the book. Both the novella and the album are currently available to download from his website.
Present day
In recent years, Gangwar have reformed, to play a handful of concerts, such as Wave-Gotik-Treffen. A further ambient project, 4080Peru was formed, writing long soundscapes. 4080Peru have also performed these tracks live. Ray is also currently working with the band 25men, and still keeping up with Speedy Dave.
25men
25men consists of various transient musicians and artists from around the world who contribute to 25men. Designed and directed by James Ray, 25men present an amalgamation of musical and artistic ideas resulting in a sound that takes the sound of Gangwar and 4080peru to another dimension.
Idea
James Ray Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Idea' by these artists:
1PiES Biegnę za pomysłem, zwiedzam myśli przyszłe Wyszukuję wzdłuż…
AKMU (악뮤) 요새 마음만큼 생각이 안 따라줘 의욕은 넘치는데 소재가 다 떨어졌네요 oh…
Bee Gees I been thinking sitting on a pole. I'm getting sick…
Bun E. Carlos Ahora Por Idea, Me Paseo Por Estos Barrios Ahora Por Idea,…
Camila Moreno Ya la lluvia cederá Nadie se duerme en la espera Recogí todo…
D.I.D. Yea A whole lot of chit chat You know what I'm saying Yappit…
Deasonika Tocca, morde e fugge via Sembra che devasti l'argine ma è…
Dr. Cha Növesszünk szárnyat, Az ad majd vágyat. A hitből…
eufonius 銀色の空を （果てしない空） 君と眺めた （何も言わずに） 背中に触れて （震える指で） 静かに思う （横顔見上げ…
Half-Life 静寂に触れた感触 不安定な間隔を空けた 衝動を確かめる様に 正確な鼓動をリピート 肌伝う 空を冷やす 温い雨の跡 息を止…
Josh And Zac All through the day I'm Seeing your face on replay Like a…
Josh And Zac Farro My, oh my, how long it's been You look just like…
Kan Somos esos de apariencia criminal Andamos con los delincuent…
Kiyoshiro Imawano さびれた街角 くずれかけたビルの谷間 光がさした......かと思った 凍えそうな背中 Woo,ささやく声かじかんだ耳に…
Lil.y No air to breathe Nowhere to go Nobody's happy anymore The w…
M..M. No es nada nuevo si te digo La razón escapa sin…
Mejibray ホラ きっとキミにも聴こえてくる あの日見た青い鼻のピエロだったり 赤い瞳のヒポポタマス 朝起きたら雨の降ってた日曜日 …
Mike Gordon Sliding down that final stretch of highway I pass beside yo…
Nucksal 약간의 행운으로 허락 없이 태어났네 내 인생의 여권 도장 받고 난…
Over the Rhine Idea #21 (Not Too Late) words and music: Detweiler recording…
Perfectparachutepicture Don′t put that on me, talking 'bout the future I′m feeling…
Randy Newman 銀色の空を（果てしない空） 君と眺めた（何も言わずに） 背中に触れて（震える指で） 静かに思う（横顔見上げ） 確かめたい…
Replay I've got an idea Why don't we get mad Let's d…
Roger Sellers What’s the point of even swimming back up to the…
Sixteen Deluxe Ugly boy, where you going to Friday night? Oh yeah, sit…
SMAP 何でなんだろう 一番目に 出たアイデアが さえているのは ふとんに入って考えこんでも まくらもとにそっと 残るもの それ…
Taemin 이성이 만든 작은 투영 (투영) 본능을 타고 자라 깊은 곳에 핀 꿈이여…
The O'my's My hands were eyes Were closed and tied They always told me…
The Residents The New Machine: Idea/Construction/Ugly Rumours/Failure - Re…
vistlip "貯めても貯めても足んない" この難問に答えられますか? あげてもあげても湧いちゃう この感情こそが既にanswerなん…
内田雄馬 I don't care about it 一日中 頭に残る四六時中 気持ち抑え 雨に唄えば my town, yeah…
神谷浩史 come across ティエリア・アーデ 空が明けなくとも 海が枯れようとも 鳥が地を這っても 人が絶望しても ブレのない世界で ズレのないリズムで 信じられるま…
We have lyrics for these tracks by James Ray:
A Miracle All my life I've prayed for Someone to love Wondering if my…
Got my mind set on you I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You (Pts 1 & 2) I got my mind set on you I got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You Pts. 1 & 2 I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
I've Got My Mind Set On You. I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody If you gotta make a fool of somebody If you gotta…
Itty Bitty Pieces (You're breaking me up And I don't mean maybe It's too late)…
I’ve Got My Mind Set On You I've got my mind set on you I've got my mind…
St. James Infirmary It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner…
Straight Gigolo Baby Written by: James Ray Straight Gigolo babe Straight Gigolo …
U Don Why don't you believe me? It's you I adore Forever and…
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