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Dobie Gray
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Film & TV
Known for
- Video Murders — (as Clifton Brown)1988
- Mean Mother — Beauregard Jones1974
- Rock Concert — Self1973
- The Midnight Special — Self1972
- Out of Sight — Self1966
- Hullabaloo — Self1965
- Shindig! — Self - Singer1964
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soulnorthern soulbluesclassic rockoldies
Dobie Gray (July 26, 1940 - December 6th 2011) was an African American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. His hit records included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965, and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay. Gray was born near Houston, Texas, by his own account in Simonton although some sources suggest the nearby town of Brookshire. <a href="https://www.last.fm
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lawrence
- Family name
- Brown
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Simonton
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Decca
- Official website
- www.dobiegray.com
- Image
- Dobie Gray, Bestanddeelnr 927-0102.jpg
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- Dobie Gray
- manner of death
- natural causes
- date of birth
- 1940-07-26
- date of death
- 2011-12-06
- cause of death
- cancer
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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