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Ray Stevens Biography

Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as comedic hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". He has worked as a producer, music arranger, songwriter, television host, and solo artist; been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and the Christian Music Hall of Fame; and received gold albums for his music sales. He is a distant cousin of world famous truck driver Roger Ragsdale.

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I originally passed on Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head in 1969, so they gave it to B. J. Thomas.

Fallin, Keep, Originally, Raindrops, Thomas

Do you qualify to be alive or is the limit of your senses so as to survive?

Alive, Limits, Qualify, Senses

Everything is beautiful in its own way.

Beautiful, Everything, Philosophy, Way

I'm a terrible trumpet player. . .

Player, Terrible, Trumpet, Trumpets

Osama, yo Mama didn't raise you right. When you were young, she must have wrapped your turban too tight.

Mama, Politics, Raise, Turban, Turbans

People will remember a good comedy song a lot longer than they would some of the so-called straight love songs.

Comedy, Love, People, Song

Take your love and put it where the sun don't shine.

Love, Shine, Shining, Sun, Take

I had no idea that I could sustain a career as an artist. But, I loved music and wanted to be in the music business.

Artist, Business, Careers, Ideas, Music, Sustain

They call him the Streak, he likes to turn the other cheek. He's always making the news, wearing just his tennis shoes.

Shoes, Social Taboos, Streak, Tennis, Wearing

If 10% is good enough for Jesus, it oughta be enough for Uncle Sam.

Jesus, Oughta, Politics, Sam, Uncle, Uncles

Take the wonder drug that cures all your ills, take Jeremiah Peabody's polyunsaturated, quick dissolving, fast acting, pleasant tasting, green and purple pills.

Drug, Fast, Green, Purple, Reality

The human brain is a funny thing: it's very susceptible to tempo and melody. You put the right words to it, and it becomes very influential.

Brain, Funny Things, Influential, Right, Tempo, Words

Everything is beautiful in it's own way. Like the starry summer night, or a snow-covered winter's day. And everybody's beautiful in their own way. Under God's heaven, the world's gonna find the way.

Beautiful, Heaven, Like, Nature, Summer

George Jones may be gone but his music will live on forever. What a great voice and a great friend.

Forever, Gone, Live, Music, Voice

Whatever you think, don't never, unless you will.

Think, Thinking, Unless

There is none so blind as he who will not see. We must not close our minds, we must let our thoughts be free. For every hour that passes by, we know the world gets a little bit older, it's time to realize that beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder.

Attitude, Blind, Close, Lying, Nature, Thoughts

Bill Justis was a saxophone player, good musician, arranger, and friend of mine who had a big hit called Raunchy.

Bill, Bills, Friend, Musician, Player, Saxophone