Complex sentence: Raye was born February 7,1961 in Eastport, Maine and was one of eight sons of Harry Raye, an electrician and a veteran of World War II, and Frances Morrison Raye, a teacher.
Split into simpler sentences: Raye was born February 7,1961 in Eastport, Maine. He is one of eight sons of Harry Raye, an electrician and a veteran of World War II, and Frances Morrison Raye, a teacher.