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Actor, Johnnie Ray, was born John Alvin Ray on Jan 10, 1927 in Dallas, OR. Ray died at the age of 63 on Feb 24, 1990 in Los Angeles, CA .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Recording.

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Johnnie Ray on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame

6201 Hollywood Blvd.


Ceremony Date: Feb 8, 1960
Category: Recording
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Johnnie Ray Facts
Discovered and signed by Danny Kessler of Okeh Records (a subsidiary of Columbia which recorded mostly Black artists) when he went to the Flame Bar in Detroit to scout the Black singer-pianist Little Miss Cornshucks. When he found that Cornshucks already had a record contract, Kessler auditioned and signed Ray, who was performing during the intermissions. When Kessler brought Ray's demo record back to New York and played it for Okeh's executives, they immediately thought he'd found them a Black girl who sang like Dinah Washington. "Actually, he's a guy," Kessler explained. "And he's white.".
In the last years of his life he was honored by contemporary rock stars with mentions in the lyrics of three major hits--the #1 "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners, Billy Idol's "You Don't Need a Gun" (which also featured Johnnie's last on-screen appearance in the music video) and Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire," which hit #1 while Johnnie was in the hospital.
Played his last engagement at the Salem, OR theatre in his hometown, where he is now buried.
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