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Early life. Music career. Later disputes. Personal life. References. External links. Ray Dorset. Raymond Edward Dorset (born 21 March 1946) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and founder of Mungo Jerry .
Mini Bio. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Raymond Edward Dorset was born on March 21, 1946 in Ashford, Middlesex, England. Influenced by such 50s rock'n'roll greats as Bill Haley and Elvis Presley, Ray formed his first band the Blue Moon Skiffle Group at age eleven (the drummer for this outfit was none other than Phil Collins!).
Mungo Jerry performs at various European blues and jazz festivals. Ray Dorset talks about the "Mungomania", Peter Green, Hendrix, Blues & Jazz and the hit "In the Summertime". Interview by Michael Limnios. What do you learn about yourself from the BLUES ROCK and what does the BLUES mean to you?
Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band, formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970. Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the group's biggest hit was "In the Summertime".
With his trademark frizzy hair, sideburns and gap-toothed smile it’s hard to imagine that singer-songwriter Ray Dorset is 45 years older than he was when he first wrote Mungo Jerry’s foot-stomping, life-embracing song In The Summer Time.
Aug 10, 2020 · Mon 10 Aug 2020 09.32 EDT. Ray Dorset, singer, songwriter. I still had a day job at a laboratory when the melody for In the Summertime entered my head. The lyric took 10 minutes to write. When...
Soundtrack: The Crying Game. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Raymond Edward Dorset was born on March 21, 1946 in Ashford, Middlesex, England. Influenced by such 50s rock'n'roll greats as Bill Haley and Elvis Presley, Ray formed his first band the Blue Moon Skiffle Group at age eleven (the drummer for this outfit was none other than Phil Collins!).
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