John Alvin Ray 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.
Ray in There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)
Ray in 1969, as best man at Judy Garland's wedding in London, by Allan Warren
Dallas is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Oregon, United States. The population was 16,854 at the 2020 census.
Dallas High School