Dobie Gray The Singer
He was about 71. Mentor williams was a country songwriter and john henry kurtz was an actor and swamp rock singer.
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His hit songs included the in crowd in 1965 and drift away which was one of the biggest hits of 1973 sold over one million copies and remains a staple of radio airplay.
Dobie gray the singer. In 1973 the song became dobie grays biggest hit peaking at 5 on the billboard hot 100 and certified gold by the riaa. 6 via his official website although no cause of death. Dobie gray a versatile singer and songwriter who had a handful of hits in various pop genres but who was probably best known for his enduring 1973 soul anthem drift away a wistful paean to all songwriters and their songs died on tuesday in nashville.
He was believed to be 71. The news came on the evening of dec. It was later given to soul singer dobie gray for whom it became a surprise international hit.
The news came on the evening of dec. Dobie gray was an american singer and songwriter whose musical career spanned soul country pop and musical theater. And the best known version.
Dobie gray had a huge hit with drift away in 1973. He was 71 born near houston in 1940 to a family of sharecroppers gray whose real name has been listed as leonard. July 26 1940 or 1942 either simonton brookshire or houston texas.
Dobie gray was a smooth balladeer and soul singer who scored his biggest hit in the early 1970s with drift away he worked increasingly as a songwriter mainly in a country vein. December 6 2011 in nashville tennessee. Singer and songwriter dobie gray who had a top 5 hit in 1973 with the song drift away has died.
Dobie gray who recorded one of the most excruciating pop hits of all time and then redeemed himself by recording one of the best died tuesday. Soul pop singer dobie gray who had a top 5 hit in 1973 with the song drift away has died. Born into a family of sharecroppers in simonton texas and greatly influenced by his grandfather a baptist minister dobies life revolved around family the church and music.
The american singer and songwriter dobie gray who has died of cancer aged 71 was best known to a general audience for his 1973 hit drift away which sold more than a million copies and represented a perfect synthesis of soul country and pop elements. 6 via his official website although no cause of death was listed.
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