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Also known as James Earl Ray

former professional basketball player (1957–2023)

Person · Open Library

Works
11

Top works

  • Journey to Eternity
  • Tennessee Waltz
  • Build Your Dream Body
  • Incredible Journey in the Steps of Greatness
  • Book of Songs

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1930-09-23
Active to
2004-06-10

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
55,329
Total plays
278,109

Tags

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There is more than one artist with this name: 1) James Ray (born James Ray Raymond in Washington, D.C. in 1941, died c. 1964) was an African American R&B singer of the early 1960s. A resident of Washington, the diminutive, 5-foot (1.5-meter) singer was discovered in 1961 while destitute and living on a rooftop, and began recording as James Ray for Caprice Records. His best-known hit was "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", which reached #22 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962 and was also a to

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Sports profile

Sport
Basketball
Team
_Deceased Basketball
Nationality
United States

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Wikidata facts

Mass
98
Height
203
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date of birth
1957-07-27
date of death
2023-12-26
name in native language
James Ray
sport number
43
Sources (4)

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Available in 8 languages

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