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    • Jan 10, 1927
    Dramatic pop singer Johnnie Ray is born in Dallas, Oregon. He earns a massive hit with his first single, 1951's "Cry," which is remade twice as a country hit: by Lynn Anderson, in 1972; and by Crystal Gayle, in 1986
    Jan 5, 1958
    The Everly Brothers perform "Wake Up Little Susie" in New York on CBS' weekly program "The Ed Sullivan Show." The episode also features pop singer Johnnie Ray
    Feb 15, 1958
    Jerry Lee Lewis performs "Breathless" and "Great Balls Of Fire" in the debut of ABC's Saturday night series "The Dick Clark Show." Broadcast from New York, the episode also features Connie Francis, Pat Boone, Johnnie Ray and songwriter Chuck Willis
    Oct 10, 1970
    Ray Stevens guests on NBC's "The Andy Williams Show." Fellow guest Johnnie Ray sings "Cry"; Williams covers "Snowbird"
    Nov 5, 1971
    Lynn Anderson remakes the Johnnie Ray pop standard "Cry" during an afternoon session at Columbia Studio B in Nashville
    Feb 25, 1990
    Pop singer Johnnie Ray dies of liver failure in Los Angeles. He picked up the biggest hit of his career with his 1951 debut, "Cry." The song later became a country hit two times--for Lynn Anderson, in 1972; and for Crystal Gayle, in 1986
    Feb 24, 1998
    Ben E. King's "Stand By Me," The Miracles' "You've Really Got A Hold On Me," The Five Satins' "In The Still Of The Nite," Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" and Johnnie Ray's "Cry" join the Grammy Hall of Fame with records by Carole King, The Drifters, James Taylor, Sam Cooke, Henry Mancini, Woody Guthrie, B.B. King and The Weavers
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