Ray Stevens Autographs
Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian. He is best known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as novelty hits including "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". Stevens has earned gold albums and has worked as a producer, music arranger, and television host. He was also inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, the Christian Music Hall of Fame, and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Harold Ray Ragsdale was born on January 24, 1939, in Clarkdale, Georgia. He is the elder of two sons born to Willis Harold Ragsdale (1915–2001) and Frances Stephens Ragsdale (1916–1997). His younger brother, John, who died in 2020 at the age of 75, became an actor and writer. While attending high school, he formed his first band, a rhythm and blues group named The Barons. He began studying business administration at Georgia State College in Atlanta, but very quickly switched to become a music major. He left after completing three of the four years required to obtain a degree, which he felt that he did not need.
At the age of 18, Ray Stevens signed to Capitol Records' Prep Records division in 1957 and produced the single "Silver Bracelet", with a cover of "Rang Tang Ding Dong" as the B-side. The B-side was originally recorded by doo-wop group The Cellos in 1956. The single was met with a positive review from Billboard. According to the Country Music Hall of Fame, "In between the record’s 1957 recording and its release, his name changed to 'Ray Stevens' at the insistence of country A&R chief Ken Nelson of Capitol Records, who said the name 'Ray Ragsdale' didn’t 'pop.'”
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Traded items with a signature of Ray Stevens
The most expensive item with a signature of Ray Stevens (1982 Wrestling All Stars Series B Autograph Card of Ray Stevens) was sold in April 2025 for $12,000.00 while the cheapest item (Ray Stevens Signed 4x6 Photo Country Music Singer Comedian The Streak Misty Auto) found a new owner for $0.01 in August 2023. The month with the most items sold (5) was November 2017 with an average selling price of $0.89 for an autographed item of Ray Stevens. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in April 2026 with $300.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.74 was June 2017. In average, an autographed item from Ray Stevens is worth $3.82.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ray Stevens were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed 8x10 Photo Country, pop singer-songwriter and comedian Ray Stevens | $35.99 |  |
| Autographed 8x10 Photo Country, pop singer-songwriter and comedian Ray Stevens | $35.99 | |
| Autographed 8x10 Photo Country, pop singer-songwriter and comedian Ray Stevens | $35.99 | |
| Autographed Napkin Country, pop singer-songwriter and comedian Ray Stevens | $25.99 | |
| Autographed Napkin Country, pop singer-songwriter and comedian Ray Stevens | $25.99 | |
| Autographed Napkin Country, pop singer-songwriter and comedian Ray Stevens | $25.99 | |
| RARE 2014 Ray Stevens' NASHVILLE Signed First Edition soft cover Book | $75.00 | |
| RARE 2014 Ray Stevens' NASHVILLE Signed First Edition soft cover Book | $75.00 | |
| RARE 2014 Ray Stevens' NASHVILLE Signed First Edition soft cover Book | $75.00 | |
 | Ray Stevens Large Oil Painting Signed In Ornate Frame | $300.00 | |
| Ray Stevens Large Oil Painting Signed In Ornate Frame | $300.00 | |
| Ray Stevens Large Oil Painting Signed In Ornate Frame | $300.00 | |
| Ray Stevens Nashville by Ray Stevens 2014 1st Autographed Signed By Ray Stevens | $34.99 | |
| Ray Stevens Nashville by Ray Stevens 2014 1st Autographed Signed By Ray Stevens | $34.99 | |
| Ray Stevens Nashville by Ray Stevens 2014 1st Autographed Signed By Ray Stevens | $34.99 | |
