I was flipping through the TV channels the other day, passing one of those channels that exists solely to show older shows, and I saw “Everybody Loves Raymond”. Then, in keeping with the quirky manner in which I sometimes create playlists, I thought a playlist made exclusively of bands or artists that had a Ray or Raymond in them might be the ticket. I came up with a couple names quickly, but was wondering if I could come up with enough to make up an hour or so.
I did some hunting and was able to create a playlist that covers quite a musical landscape. I gave some thought as to how best to order the songs, then decided to let nature take its course and sorted them alphabetically in ascending order.
So, here you go. A shout out to my buddy Ray, my uncle Ray & all the other Rays of sunshine out there!
- Ray Bennett of Flash – Small Beginnings
- Ray Benson of Asleep at the Wheel – House of Blue Lights
- Ray Charles – What’d I Say
- Ray Coburn of Honeymoon Suite – Stay in the Light
- Ray Conniff Singers – Somewhere, My Love
- Ray Cooper of Elton John’s band – Island Girl
- Ray Davies of The Kinks – Victoria
- Ray Johnson of Buddy Wasisname & The Other Fellers – The Shed Song
- Ray LaMontagne – Supernova
- Ray Manzarek of The Doors – Roadhouse Blues
- Ray Parker Jr. & Raydio – You Can’t Change That
- Ray Peterson – Corinna Corinna
- Ray Price – For the Good Times
- Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook – The Cover of the Rolling Stone
- Ray Smith – Rockin’ Little Angel
- Ray Stevens – The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
- Ray Stiles of Mud – Hypnosis
- Ray Thomas of The Moody Blues – Ride My See-Saw