Ray Stevens

#HappyBirthday Paul Overstreet! Paul is a Nashville singer/songwriter who helped pen many country music hits. Here he is (with Ray on piano) on CabaRay Nashville performing one he wrote for Randy Travis called "Diggin' Up Bones" which was a number one hit. youtu.be/ypvejLu2t_4

#OTD Wow! On this day, exactly 55 years ago, Ray Stevens won his first Grammy Award for the song "Everything Is Beautiful"! It won for Best Contemporary Male Vocalist and received 5 other nominations. Here is Ray's 50th Anniversary edition music video! youtu.be/wZP2vXcLZlY

#40thAnniversary The Ray Stevens album "I Have Returned" hit #1 on Top Country Albums Billboard chart on this date in 1986! It contained hilarious songs such as "Hugo (The Human Cannonball)", "The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone", "The Haircut Song", & "The Pirate Song". #otd

900K FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS!!! WOW! The Ray Stevens Facebook page recently hit over 900,000 followers and is on track to reach 1 million later this year! It's truly amazing how much love and support Ray gets back from his fans and it means the world to him. Thank you to everyone!

#ThrowbackThursday Old cassette tape collection still works! #cassettes #audiocassette #cassettetapes #cassettetape #retromedia #musiccollection #classicalbums

🎶 ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎶 Ray Stevens has a NEW album called "Favorites Old & New" set to release on April 10th through @CurbRecords. It will be streaming on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, etc.). Pre-save the album NOW! raystevens.ffm.to/favoritesoldnew #oldandnew

#FlashbackFriday Here's Ray Stevens posing next to the plaque of his close friend Chet Atkins at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016. Three years later, in 2019, Ray himself would become a member and receive his very own plaque. #chetatkins #countrymusichalloffame

#Throwback Here's Ray Stevens performing the Roy Orbison hit "Crying" live on The Ray Stevens Show in 1970. Orbison's original version was released in 1961 and became a number-two hit. Ray never had a studio recording of this song. Enjoy Ray's performance! youtu.be/jidiWBwMvCs

🎶 OUT NOW! 🎶 The new Ray Stevens single "Savannah" is OUT NOW! The song is an ode to the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia. It is currently streaming on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, etc.). Go give it a listen! raystevens.ffm.to/savannah

CABARAY ANNOUNCEMENT! "Country Roads USA - Nashville" opens March 19th at the Ray Stevens CabaRay in Nashville, TN! Experience country music legends in this live theatrical tribute show - Tickets on Sale now at CountryRoadsNashville.com 🎟️ #countryroadsusa #classiccountry

#MusicMonday Here is a very rare romantic Ray Stevens song from 1959 called "Truly True". It was a non-album single released as the b-side to "High School Yearbook - A Deck of Cards". The release was through Bill Lowery's NRC based out of Atlanta. Enjoy! youtu.be/plMrHbtlsnY

Today would have been the legendary Johnny Cash's Birthday! Ray Stevens and Johnny met after they both recorded the song "Sunday Morning Coming Down". Johnny even once appeared on "The Ray Stevens Show" in 1970. #HappyHeavenlyBirthday #JohnnyCash! youtu.be/tfFrXf6cvW4

#Tossback to this video of Ray Stevens performing "I'm Moving On" live on his 1970 "The Ray Stevens Show"! "I'm Moving On" is a 1950 #1 hit & country standard written by Hank Snow. Ray never recorded it for an album, but there is this live performance! youtu.be/iVkNFbJWEHg

AVAILABLE NOW! 🎶 #MusicMonday The new Ray Stevens single "Savannah" is OUT NOW on @CurbRecords! As you can hear, the song is an ode to the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia. It is currently streaming on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, etc.). Give it a listen!

🎶 OUT NOW! 🎶 The new Ray Stevens single "Savannah" just released a week ago! As you can hear, the song is an ode to the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia. It is currently streaming on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, etc.). Go give it a listen! #savannah

#ThrowbackThursday Here's a photo from January 2017 of Ray Stevens inside of what would become the CabaRay Showroom in Nashville, TN while it was still under construction! #cabaray #nashville #throwbackphoto #9yearsago

#WaybackWednesday Here is a very rare Ray Stevens song from 1959 called "Who Do You Love". It was a non-album single released as the b-side to "Sgt. Preston of the Yukon", which was Ray's very first charting hit. Enjoy! #whodoyoulove #bside #50smusic youtu.be/D9Zw7-rZt-I

Happy #FatTuesday! In 2007, Ray Stevens released his "New Orleans Moon" album. It was a tribute album with a collection of familiar New Orleans standards plus the title song co-penned by Ray himself as a salute to the comeback power of the Crescent City. youtu.be/WGud9wgEZzI

OUT NOW! 🎶 #MusicMonday The new Ray Stevens single "Savannah" is OUT NOW! As you can hear, the song is an ode to the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia. It is currently streaming on all major platforms (Spotify, Apple, YouTube, etc.). Give it a listen! youtu.be/8tgC4BpYy5M

#SillySunday Here's a hilarious photo of Ray Stevens wearing a red clown's nose during a photo shoot in 2010. Enjoy your Sunday! #havealaugh #staysilly #beingsilly #clownnose