https://en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Edobet Wikipedia - User contributions [en] 2024-10-31T09:19:49Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.43.0-wmf.28 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danny_Ray_(singer)&diff=1004668649 Danny Ray (singer) 2021-02-03T19:50:50Z <p>Edobet: Fixed tipo</p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}}<br /> {{Use Jamaican English|date=December 2012}}<br /> {{Infobox musical artist<br /> | name = Danny Ray<br /> | image = <br /> | image_size = <br /> | landscape = &lt;!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --&gt;<br /> | alt = <br /> | caption = <br /> | background = solo_singer<br /> | birth_name = <br /> | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = <br /> | alias = <br /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|9|3|df=y}}<br /> | birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]<br /> | origin = <br /> | death_date = &lt;!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) 3 February 2021<br /> | death_place = <br /> | genre = [[Reggae]], [[lovers rock]]<br /> | occupation = <br /> | instrument = <br /> | years_active = Late 1960s–present<br /> | label = [[Trojan Records]], Polydor Mercury, Golden Age, Doctor, Arista / Black Jack, [[Jet Star (record distribution company)|Jet Star]]<br /> | associated_acts = Danny Ray and the Vibrations&lt;br /&gt;Danny Ray and the Falcons<br /> | website = &lt;!-- {{URL|example.com}} --&gt;<br /> }}<br /> '''Danny Ray''' (born 3 September 1951)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/danny-ray-mn0000932338/biography|title=Danny Ray|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-08-31}}&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[reggae]] singer and record producer who has been based in the United Kingdom since the late 1960s. He recorded for [[MCA Records]] and [[Trojan Records]] in the early 1970s and later set up his own Black Jack label.<br /> <br /> ==Biography==<br /> Born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Ray began his career in Jamaican talent shows in the early 1960s, [[Jackie Edwards (musician)|Jackie Edwards]] being an early influence.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot;&gt;Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, p. 242&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot;&gt;Gray, Marcus (2011) ''Route 19 Revisited: The Clash and London Calling'', Vintage, {{ISBN|978-0099524205}}, p. 350&lt;/ref&gt; He relocated to the UK in 1965 and joined the [[Royal Air Force]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot; /&gt; While posted in [[Germany]] he formed the Danny Ray and the Vibrations, the band appearing on television and radio in Europe.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt; After leaving the Air Force and a spell in Jamaica, he returned to the UK and formed Danny Ray and the Falcons, the group recording the single &quot;The Scorpion&quot; for MCA Records.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Moskowitz&quot;&gt;Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, p. 251-2&lt;/ref&gt; He moved on to Trojan Records who released several successful singles including &quot;Don't Stop&quot;, &quot;Sister Big Stuff&quot;, &quot;Playboy&quot;, and &quot;Your Eyes are Dreaming&quot;, with his debut album, ''The Same One'', released in 1973.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Koning&quot;&gt;de Koning, Michael &amp; Cane-Honeysett, Laurence (2003) ''Young Gifted and Black: the Story of Trojan Records'', Sanctuary Publishing Limited, {{ISBN|1-86074-464-8}}, p. 293&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In 1974 he starred in the [[British Film Institute|BFI]]-financed film ''Moon Over the Alley'' along with [[Sharon Forrester]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt; In 1976 he set up the [[Harlesden]]-based Golden Age label with [[Sydney Crooks]] of [[The Pioneers (band)|The Pioneers]], label subsidiaries including Pioneer and Doctor, the latter from Ray's initials.&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> Ray had further success with singles such as &quot;Dip and Fall Back&quot;, &quot;[[Revolution Rock]]&quot;, and [[cover versions]] of [[Bob Marley]]'s &quot;[[Waiting in Vain]]&quot; and &quot;Rastaman Live Up&quot;.<br /> <br /> Ray set up his own Black Jack label in the late 1970s, producing and releasing his own recordings as well as records by Christine Joy White, Album Pure Love [[Dave Barker]](&quot;[[The Glow of Love]]&quot;) and [[Winston Francis]] (&quot;[[California Dreaming]]&quot;).&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Moskowitz&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Gooden&quot;&gt;Gooden, Lou (2003) ''Reggae Heritage: Jamaica's Music History, Culture &amp; Politic'', AuthorHouse, {{ISBN|978-1410780621}}, p. 235&lt;/ref&gt; The B-side of his 1979 single &quot;Rastaman Live Up&quot;, &quot;Revolution Rock&quot;, was covered by [[The Clash]] on their ''[[London Calling]]'' album.&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Salewicz&quot;&gt;Salewicz, Chris (2007) ''Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer'', Faber &amp; Faber, {{ISBN|978-0571211784}}, p. 250-251&lt;/ref&gt; His duet with [[Shirley James]], &quot;Why Don't You Spend the Night&quot;, was sufficiently successful that [[Arista Records]] offered him a record deal, reissuing the single and its follow-up, &quot;Right Time of the Night&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt; An album followed featuring both singles.<br /> <br /> Ray was one of the artists who contributed to the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal charity single &quot;Let's Make Africa Green Again&quot; in the mid-1980s. His third album, ''All the Best'', was released in 1989.<br /> <br /> He has continued to work as a producer, working with the [[Jet Star (record distribution company)|Jet Star]] label and artists such as [[J.C. Lodge]] and [[Luciano (singer)|Luciano]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Moskowitz&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Discography==<br /> <br /> ===Albums===<br /> *''The Same One'' (1973), [[Trojan Records|Trojan]]<br /> *''All the Best'' (198?), Black Jack<br /> *''Why Don't You Spend the Night'' (1981), Black Jack - Danny Ray featuring Shirley James<br /> *''Playboy'' (198?), Black Jack<br /> *''Classic Lovers'' (2005), Black Jack - Danny Ray and Friends<br /> <br /> ===Singles===<br /> *&quot;Feel so Bad&quot; (1972), [[Trojan Records|Horse]]<br /> *&quot;White And Wonderful, Black And Beautiful&quot; (1972), Horse<br /> *&quot;I'm Gonna Get Married&quot; (1973), Trojan<br /> *&quot;White And Wonderful, Black And Beautiful&quot; (1973), Horse<br /> *&quot;Ain't It A Beautiful Morning&quot; (1974), Trojan<br /> *&quot;Morning Side Of The Mountain&quot; (1974), Trojan<br /> *&quot;Jane Ann&quot; (1975), Talent<br /> *&quot;Easy Loving&quot; (1975), Doctor - with Pat Dillon<br /> *&quot;I Can't Get Used To Losing You&quot; (1976), Trojan<br /> *&quot;Fire Redder Than Red&quot; (1976), Love<br /> *&quot;Waiting In Vain&quot; (1977), Golden Age<br /> *&quot;Playboy&quot; (1977), Trojan<br /> *&quot;World Festivity&quot; (1977), Doctor<br /> *&quot;Just Like a River&quot; (1978), Horse<br /> *&quot;Back in My Arms&quot; (1978), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Rastaman Live Up&quot;/&quot;Revolution Rock&quot; (1979), Black Jack/Philips<br /> *&quot;If You Wanna Be Happy&quot; (1980), Jackal<br /> *&quot;Playboy (Rapping)&quot; (1980), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Let Me Love You&quot; (1981), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Why Don't You Spend The Night&quot; (1981), Black Jack - with Shirley James<br /> *&quot;[[Right Time of the Night]]&quot; (1981), Black Jack - with Shirley James<br /> *&quot;Hey! Paula&quot; (1982), Black Jack - with Shirley James<br /> *&quot;Spring Again&quot; (1982), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Play Boy&quot; (1985), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Hard Knock Life&quot; (198?), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Jamaica I Hear You Calling&quot; (198?), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;He'll Break Your Heart&quot;, Boomerang - with Balance<br /> *&quot;Kingston Town&quot;, Black Jack<br /> *&quot;No Love Today&quot;, Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Working Couple&quot;, Black Jack<br /> *&quot;If You Wanna Be Happy&quot;, Jet Star<br /> *&quot;Enjoy Yourself&quot; (It's Later Than You Think)(2011), Black Jack<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Danny}}<br /> [[Category:1951 births]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica]]<br /> [[Category:Jamaican male singers]]<br /> [[Category:Jamaican reggae singers]]<br /> [[Category:Trojan Records artists]]</div> Edobet https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Danny_Ray_(singer)&diff=1004668518 Danny Ray (singer) 2021-02-03T19:49:54Z <p>Edobet: Added informations</p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2012}}<br /> {{Use Jamaican English|date=December 2012}}<br /> {{Infobox musical artist<br /> | name = Danny Ray<br /> | image = <br /> | image_size = <br /> | landscape = &lt;!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --&gt;<br /> | alt = <br /> | caption = <br /> | background = solo_singer<br /> | birth_name = <br /> | native_name = <br /> | native_name_lang = <br /> | alias = <br /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|9|3|df=y}}<br /> | birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]<br /> | origin = <br /> | death_date = &lt;!-- {{death date and age|df=yes|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --&gt;February 3 2021<br /> | death_place = <br /> | genre = [[Reggae]], [[lovers rock]]<br /> | occupation = <br /> | instrument = <br /> | years_active = Late 1960s–present<br /> | label = [[Trojan Records]], Polydor Mercury, Golden Age, Doctor, Arista / Black Jack, [[Jet Star (record distribution company)|Jet Star]]<br /> | associated_acts = Danny Ray and the Vibrations&lt;br /&gt;Danny Ray and the Falcons<br /> | website = &lt;!-- {{URL|example.com}} --&gt;<br /> }}<br /> '''Danny Ray''' (born 3 September 1951)&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/danny-ray-mn0000932338/biography|title=Danny Ray|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=2014-08-31}}&lt;/ref&gt; is a [[Jamaica]]n-born [[reggae]] singer and record producer who has been based in the United Kingdom since the late 1960s. He recorded for [[MCA Records]] and [[Trojan Records]] in the early 1970s and later set up his own Black Jack label.<br /> <br /> ==Biography==<br /> Born in [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], Ray began his career in Jamaican talent shows in the early 1960s, [[Jackie Edwards (musician)|Jackie Edwards]] being an early influence.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot;&gt;Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Reggae'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0242-9}}, p. 242&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot;&gt;Gray, Marcus (2011) ''Route 19 Revisited: The Clash and London Calling'', Vintage, {{ISBN|978-0099524205}}, p. 350&lt;/ref&gt; He relocated to the UK in 1965 and joined the [[Royal Air Force]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot; /&gt; While posted in [[Germany]] he formed the Danny Ray and the Vibrations, the band appearing on television and radio in Europe.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt; After leaving the Air Force and a spell in Jamaica, he returned to the UK and formed Danny Ray and the Falcons, the group recording the single &quot;The Scorpion&quot; for MCA Records.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Moskowitz&quot;&gt;Moskowitz, David V. (2006) ''Caribbean Popular Music: an Encyclopedia of Reggae, Mento, Ska, Rock Steady, and Dancehall'', Greenwood Press, {{ISBN|0-313-33158-8}}, p. 251-2&lt;/ref&gt; He moved on to Trojan Records who released several successful singles including &quot;Don't Stop&quot;, &quot;Sister Big Stuff&quot;, &quot;Playboy&quot;, and &quot;Your Eyes are Dreaming&quot;, with his debut album, ''The Same One'', released in 1973.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Koning&quot;&gt;de Koning, Michael &amp; Cane-Honeysett, Laurence (2003) ''Young Gifted and Black: the Story of Trojan Records'', Sanctuary Publishing Limited, {{ISBN|1-86074-464-8}}, p. 293&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> In 1974 he starred in the [[British Film Institute|BFI]]-financed film ''Moon Over the Alley'' along with [[Sharon Forrester]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt; In 1976 he set up the [[Harlesden]]-based Golden Age label with [[Sydney Crooks]] of [[The Pioneers (band)|The Pioneers]], label subsidiaries including Pioneer and Doctor, the latter from Ray's initials.&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> Ray had further success with singles such as &quot;Dip and Fall Back&quot;, &quot;[[Revolution Rock]]&quot;, and [[cover versions]] of [[Bob Marley]]'s &quot;[[Waiting in Vain]]&quot; and &quot;Rastaman Live Up&quot;.<br /> <br /> Ray set up his own Black Jack label in the late 1970s, producing and releasing his own recordings as well as records by Christine Joy White, Album Pure Love [[Dave Barker]](&quot;[[The Glow of Love]]&quot;) and [[Winston Francis]] (&quot;[[California Dreaming]]&quot;).&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Moskowitz&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Gooden&quot;&gt;Gooden, Lou (2003) ''Reggae Heritage: Jamaica's Music History, Culture &amp; Politic'', AuthorHouse, {{ISBN|978-1410780621}}, p. 235&lt;/ref&gt; The B-side of his 1979 single &quot;Rastaman Live Up&quot;, &quot;Revolution Rock&quot;, was covered by [[The Clash]] on their ''[[London Calling]]'' album.&lt;ref name=&quot;Gray&quot; /&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;Salewicz&quot;&gt;Salewicz, Chris (2007) ''Redemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer'', Faber &amp; Faber, {{ISBN|978-0571211784}}, p. 250-251&lt;/ref&gt; His duet with [[Shirley James]], &quot;Why Don't You Spend the Night&quot;, was sufficiently successful that [[Arista Records]] offered him a record deal, reissuing the single and its follow-up, &quot;Right Time of the Night&quot;.&lt;ref name=&quot;Larkin&quot; /&gt; An album followed featuring both singles.<br /> <br /> Ray was one of the artists who contributed to the British Reggae Artists Famine Appeal charity single &quot;Let's Make Africa Green Again&quot; in the mid-1980s. His third album, ''All the Best'', was released in 1989.<br /> <br /> He has continued to work as a producer, working with the [[Jet Star (record distribution company)|Jet Star]] label and artists such as [[J.C. Lodge]] and [[Luciano (singer)|Luciano]].&lt;ref name=&quot;Moskowitz&quot; /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Discography==<br /> <br /> ===Albums===<br /> *''The Same One'' (1973), [[Trojan Records|Trojan]]<br /> *''All the Best'' (198?), Black Jack<br /> *''Why Don't You Spend the Night'' (1981), Black Jack - Danny Ray featuring Shirley James<br /> *''Playboy'' (198?), Black Jack<br /> *''Classic Lovers'' (2005), Black Jack - Danny Ray and Friends<br /> <br /> ===Singles===<br /> *&quot;Feel so Bad&quot; (1972), [[Trojan Records|Horse]]<br /> *&quot;White And Wonderful, Black And Beautiful&quot; (1972), Horse<br /> *&quot;I'm Gonna Get Married&quot; (1973), Trojan<br /> *&quot;White And Wonderful, Black And Beautiful&quot; (1973), Horse<br /> *&quot;Ain't It A Beautiful Morning&quot; (1974), Trojan<br /> *&quot;Morning Side Of The Mountain&quot; (1974), Trojan<br /> *&quot;Jane Ann&quot; (1975), Talent<br /> *&quot;Easy Loving&quot; (1975), Doctor - with Pat Dillon<br /> *&quot;I Can't Get Used To Losing You&quot; (1976), Trojan<br /> *&quot;Fire Redder Than Red&quot; (1976), Love<br /> *&quot;Waiting In Vain&quot; (1977), Golden Age<br /> *&quot;Playboy&quot; (1977), Trojan<br /> *&quot;World Festivity&quot; (1977), Doctor<br /> *&quot;Just Like a River&quot; (1978), Horse<br /> *&quot;Back in My Arms&quot; (1978), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Rastaman Live Up&quot;/&quot;Revolution Rock&quot; (1979), Black Jack/Philips<br /> *&quot;If You Wanna Be Happy&quot; (1980), Jackal<br /> *&quot;Playboy (Rapping)&quot; (1980), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Let Me Love You&quot; (1981), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Why Don't You Spend The Night&quot; (1981), Black Jack - with Shirley James<br /> *&quot;[[Right Time of the Night]]&quot; (1981), Black Jack - with Shirley James<br /> *&quot;Hey! Paula&quot; (1982), Black Jack - with Shirley James<br /> *&quot;Spring Again&quot; (1982), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Play Boy&quot; (1985), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Hard Knock Life&quot; (198?), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Jamaica I Hear You Calling&quot; (198?), Black Jack<br /> *&quot;He'll Break Your Heart&quot;, Boomerang - with Balance<br /> *&quot;Kingston Town&quot;, Black Jack<br /> *&quot;No Love Today&quot;, Black Jack<br /> *&quot;Working Couple&quot;, Black Jack<br /> *&quot;If You Wanna Be Happy&quot;, Jet Star<br /> *&quot;Enjoy Yourself&quot; (It's Later Than You Think)(2011), Black Jack<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Ray, Danny}}<br /> [[Category:1951 births]]<br /> [[Category:Living people]]<br /> [[Category:Musicians from Kingston, Jamaica]]<br /> [[Category:Jamaican male singers]]<br /> [[Category:Jamaican reggae singers]]<br /> [[Category:Trojan Records artists]]</div> Edobet