page_title: Ray Stevens
hierarchical_section_title: Ray Stevens
caption_attribution_description: English: vocalist Ray Stevens performing in concert: photo taken during the taping of The Johnny Cash Show in Nashville, Tenn. in the 1970s; Ray Stevens is wearing a "Caterpillar hat"
context_page_description: Harold Ray Ragsdale, known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as comedic hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". He has worked as a producer, music arranger, songwriter, television host, and solo artist; been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and the Christian Music Hall of Fame; and received gold albums for his music sales.
  In 2019, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
context_section_description: Harold Ray Ragsdale (born January 24, 1939), known professionally as Ray Stevens, is an American country and pop singer-songwriter and comedian, known for his Grammy-winning recordings "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty", as well as comedic hits such as "Gitarzan" and "The Streak". He has worked as a producer, music arranger, songwriter, television host, and solo artist; been inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and the Christian Music Hall of Fame; and received gold albums for his music sales.
  In 2019, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
caption: Stevens on The Johnny Cash Show, c. 1971
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