John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett called Ray the "father of rock and roll", and historians have noted him as a pioneering figure in the development of the genre. More about Johnnie Ray
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Born and raised in Dallas, Oregon, Ray, who was partially deaf, began singing professionally at age fifteen on Portland radio stations. He gained a local following singing at small, predominantly African-American nightclubs in Detroit, where he was discovered in 1949 and subsequently signed to Okeh Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. He rose quickly from obscurity in the United States with the release of his debut album Johnnie Ray (1952), as well as with a 78 rpm single, both of whose sides reached the Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 chart, "Cry" and "The Little White Cloud That Cried".In total, we tracked 68 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnnie Ray (Celebrity autographs: Peter Sellers, Sinatra, Johnnie Ray, Roy Orbison etc.) was sold in August 2018 for £82.10 while the cheapest item (Signed. The best of Johnnie Ray, 1966. Autographed) found a new owner for £0.99 in June 2018. The month with the most items sold (3) was July 2018 with an average selling price of £9.00 for an autographed item of Johnnie Ray. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with £40.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was June 2018. In average, an autographed item from Johnnie Ray is worth £8.00.
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Item Title | Price | Store | |
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6 x 5 HAND SIGNED AUTOGRAPH BOOK PAGE - JOHNNIE RAY - AMERICAN SINGER | £9.99 | ||
A Mounted Photograph of 1950's Singer/Songwriter Johnnie Ray with Autograph. | £9.99 | ||
Johnnie Ray - Singer/Songwriter - Original Hand Signed Autograph | £11.95 | ||
JOHNNIE RAY American Singer 50s 60s signed Philip's Promo postcard size photo | £20.00 | ||
Johnnie Ray vintage signed page AFTAL#145 | £11.68 | ||
Johnnie Ray. Singer Songwiter. Genuine Signed Autograph + Photo + Programme | £9.99 | ||
Leapy Lee & Johnnie Ray - (Singers) SIGNED AUTOGRAPH ALBUM BOOK PAGE - AFTAL | £14.99 | ||
ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPHED PHOTO JOHNNIE RAY 50’s singer | £4.90 | ||
Signed letter Johnnie Ray autograph 1965 | £40.00 | ||
Signed Photo Of Johnnie Ray | £15.00 |