John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett called Ray the "father of rock and roll", and historians have noted him as a pioneering figure in the development of the genre. More about Johnnie Ray
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Born and raised in Dallas, Oregon, Ray, who was partially deaf, began singing professionally at age fifteen on Portland radio stations. He gained a local following singing at small, predominantly African-American nightclubs in Detroit, where he was discovered in 1949 and subsequently signed to Okeh Records, a subsidiary of Columbia Records. He rose quickly from obscurity in the United States with the release of his debut album Johnnie Ray (1952), as well as with a 78 rpm single, both of whose sides reached the Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 chart, "Cry" and "The Little White Cloud That Cried".In total, we tracked 57 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Johnnie Ray (Wedding Register of Johnnie Ray Signed by 400 Guests - Judy Garland Crawford ...) was sold in June 2019 for $636.00 while the cheapest item (Johnnie Ray Merry Christmas Card Signed) found a new owner for $0.99 in June 2023. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2017 with an average selling price of $20.00 for an autographed item of Johnnie Ray. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2023 with $139.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $2.00 was December 2012. In average, an autographed item from Johnnie Ray is worth $15.95.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Johnnie Ray were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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1961 -Johnnie Ray- Mears Signed/Autograph Rock Music Pioneer Theatre Playbill | $49.99 | ||
autograph of singer JOHNNIE RAY 8x10 Original Hand Signed Photo 1950s 1960s | $29.66 | ||
Johnnie Ray - Cry - The Little White Cloud That Cried - Autograph 1968 | $19.95 | ||
Johnnie RAY 1950s Signed Photograph 8x10 Columbia Records Latin Quarter Pinup | $37.05 | ||
Johnnie Ray autographed photo, Columbia Records | $14.99 | ||
Johnnie Ray Signed Autographed 4.5 x 5.5 Album Page JSA Father Of Rock & Roll | $139.95 | ||
Johnnie Ray signed sheet music | $40.00 | ||
JOHNNIE RAY. Singer, balladeer of tears. “Cry.” Signed Christmas card. | $26.91 | ||
JOHNNIE RAY...VINTAGE HAND SIGNED CARD WITH IMAGE...SIGNED BY MILTON STERN PIANO | $29.11 | ||
Personalized autographed picture of 1950s singer Johnnie Ray (Cry) | $25.00 |