Granddad has lots of 78's and we bought a player to hear them. They are all cr ap.
2006-10-01 05:02:12 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Nope!
2006-10-01 05:03:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Johnny Ray was a very good singer with a very good voice I have recordings of his live performances I should think he could sing any thing today has good has anyone today .But I dout if many to day could sing his songs has well has he could he was American he was done for Homo advances in a public toilet I think that ruined his career in those days , if it was the same to day there would.nt be many singers left would there there was crappy singers in those days but there is even more to day do you think johnny ray would get through the x factor of course he would easy why do most singers today oversing the words of a song eg up and down the scale on one word adding about 10 notes for a short word songs are supposed to be stories not ruined by a singer trilling all the songs all the time so boring all sound the same at least Johnny ray got on with the song didn't trill all the time
2006-10-01 10:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was lucky enough to see Johnny Ray at the Regal cinema in Hull in 1956.I sat on the front row and I borrowed the money from my dad...it cost 15 shillings.....75p in today's money.
Also on the bill were The Platters....fantastic!!
Johnny Ray was the first "heart throb " who had girls screaming for him. He was a big star in those days. He died a few years ago. I can understand you thinking his music is crap but remember , times have changed since those early days.
2006-10-01 05:11:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
johnnie ray was born oregon 1927 yes he was deaf in one ear from aschoolboy prank a piece of staw pierced his eardrum had to wear hearingaid he wrote afew songs (little white cloud that cried)appeared at the london palladium twice in the fifties brekihg box office records known as mr cry and prince of wails he was avery heavy drinker and died 1990 from liver failurehe had many rows with frank sinatra over ava gardner who frank was seeing but she facied jr he also was bi sexual he alsohad dealings with a very socible lady who knew every body in america and told jr everythihg witch led to his apartment being burnt down with papers concerning jfk death if you didnt like his singing read his book (cry) its fasanating
2006-10-01 06:45:07 · answer #4 · answered by brian d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
BIg singer in the 50s and his career tanked in 1959 when his homosexuality was revealed
2006-10-01 05:05:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very popular 1950s singer,well known for crying,his career was wrecked after allegations of homosexuality.
2006-10-01 05:38:43 · answer #6 · answered by michael k 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a big star in his time. In 70 years how many people will have heard of P Diddy and what will they think of his music?
2006-10-01 05:07:37 · answer #7 · answered by Hamish 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr and Mrs Ray's boy Johnny...nope, never heard of him
2006-10-01 05:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by ©2009 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poor old Johnny Ray..... C mon Eileen........ I heard Dexys Midnight Runners mention him thats all.
2006-10-01 05:07:43 · answer #9 · answered by chris w. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French singer, big in the fifties used to cry whilst performing (so did his audiences !). Mentioned in 'Come on Eileen' by Dexys midnight runners.
2006-10-01 05:06:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋