Ray Smith (country singer)

Ray Smith ( born June 25, 1918 in Glendale, California; † 4 December 1979) was an American country music singer and musician.

Life

Ray Smith grew up in Glendale, California. At eight, he began playing guitar. He took an early interest in music, especially for the hillbilly music that just experienced their rise. But his father tried to push for a law degree it. Smith was. Against the will of his father, a member of a rodeo show, which traveled through the United States Soon he came to New York City, where he got a job at the radio station WMCA.

With two friends, he came in the evening to in bars and restaurants. During one of these performances he got the opportunity to audition a staff of Columbia Records. Very quickly, the label Smith under contract. In addition to many appearances in New York State, he has published numerous boards, including his most famous piece of Daddy's Little Girl. In the early 1950s he had a radio show at the radio station WCOP in Boston. He also denied regular appearances in the Hayloft Jamboree WCOP, a country show, which was broadcast live on the radio. Later, he released records at the London Records and Coral Records and appeared on the nationally broadcast television station Dumont Television. But when the rockabilly and rock and roll their way into the music market and kept the country music literally overnight lost all their popularity, Smith also began to lose popularity to. Only in the Hayloft Jamboree, he appeared still until these programs has been selected. After he retired from the music business.

Ray Smith died on 4 December 1979 at the age of 61 years.