Ray Sanders (singer)
Encyclopedia
Raymon Sanders is an American country music
artist. Between 1960 and 1980, he charted fourteen times on the Hot Country Songs
charts with singles released by Liberty
, Imperial
and United Artists
labels. He also sang backing vocals for Ray Price
.
Sanders was originally a disc jockey
in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
and later a performer at the Lincoln Jamboree and Renfro Valley Barn Dance. He made his Grand Ole Opry
debut in 1959 and signed with Liberty a year later, reaching top 20 on the country charts with "A World So Full of Love" and "Lonelyville". In 1968, Sanders won Top New Male Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music
.
He moved to Imperial Records in 1969, reaching number 22 with "Beer Drinkin' Music", and then to United Artists. By 1977, he was working in Riverside, California
as a house act for a club called White Sands.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist. Between 1960 and 1980, he charted fourteen times on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts with singles released by Liberty
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a United States-based record label. It was started by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revivals.-1950s:...
, Imperial
Imperial Records
Imperial Records is a United States based label started in 1947 by Lew Chudd and reactivated in 2006 by label owner EMI.- The independent and Liberty Records years :...
and United Artists
United Artists Records
United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 initially to distribute records of its movie soundtracks, though it soon branched out into recording music of a number of different genres.-History:...
labels. He also sang backing vocals for Ray Price
Ray Price (musician)
Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
.
Sanders was originally a disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
in Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Elizabethtown is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 28,531 at the 2010 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in the state...
and later a performer at the Lincoln Jamboree and Renfro Valley Barn Dance. He made his Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry
The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, that has presented the biggest stars of that genre since 1925. It is also among the longest-running broadcasts in history since its beginnings as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM-AM...
debut in 1959 and signed with Liberty a year later, reaching top 20 on the country charts with "A World So Full of Love" and "Lonelyville". In 1968, Sanders won Top New Male Vocalist at the Academy of Country Music
Academy of Country Music
The Academy of Country Music was founded in 1964 in Los Angeles, California as the Country & Western Music Academy. Whereas the Country Music Association, founded in 1958, was based in Nashville, the Academy sought to promote country music in the western states. Among those involved in the...
.
He moved to Imperial Records in 1969, reaching number 22 with "Beer Drinkin' Music", and then to United Artists. By 1977, he was working in Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
as a house act for a club called White Sands.
Discography
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Feeling Good Is Easy |
|
| Judy |
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| A Rose by Any Other Name Alone |
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| I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight |
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| Love Position |
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| Country Hits, Vol. 1 |
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| Ray Sanders and Friends |
|
| Living on the Edge |
|
| Ray Sanders Country |
|
| Ray Sanders Sings Texas Dance Hall Music |
|
| Funny How Time Slips Away |
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country Hot Country Songs Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales... |
|||
| 1960 | "A World So Full of Love" | 18 | singles only |
| 1961 | "Lonelyville" | 20 | |
| 1969 | "Beer Drinkin' Music" | 22 | Feeling Good Is Easy |
| "Three Tears (For the Sad, Hurt and Blue)" | 73 | ||
| 1970 | "Blame It on Rosey" | 36 | Judy |
| "Judy" | 38 | ||
| 1971 | "Walk All Over Georgia" | 58 | single only |
| "All I Ever Need Is You" | 18 | A Rose by Any Other Name Alone | |
| 1972 | "A Rose by Any Other Name (Is Still a Rose)" | 69 | |
| "Lucius Grinder" | 67 | single only | |
| 1973 | "Another Way to Say Goodbye" | 75 | |
| 1977 | "I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight" | 56 | I Don't Want to Be Alone Tonight |
| 1978 | "Tennessee" | 91 | |
| 1980 | "You're a Pretty Lady, Lady" | 93 | single only |