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James Ray (born James Jay Raymond, 1941 – c. May 1963) was an American R&B singer of the early 1960s best known for the hit single "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which went to number 10 on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. [1]
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Nice one by James Ray who sadly died not long after making this record.
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Jan 21, 2012 · Writer: Rudy Clark Releasing date: 1963 Format: 7" single Label: Dynamic Sound (#503) James died of a drug overdose in 1964, at the age of only 23 years ...
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Feb 28, 2015 · James Ray (1941 – c. 1964), born James Jay Raymond, was an African-American R&B singer of the early 1960s best known for the hit single "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which went to...
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American R&B singer who scored an R&B Top Ten hit in 1961 and influenced the Beatles, but whose career was tragically cut short. Read Full Biography.
Unofficial website of the American singer James Ray, known for the songs “If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody”, “Itty Bitty Pieces”, and “I’ve Got My Mind Set On you” covered by George Harrison in 1987.
James Ray (1941 – c. 1964), born James Jay Raymond, was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s best known for the hit single “If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody”, which went to...