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Ray Brown (musician)
Ray Brown (Raymond Matthews Brown, 1926-2002), American jazz double bassist from Pittsburgh; Oscar Peterson Trio founder, Gillespie and JATP bassist, Grammy winner for "Gravy Waltz", Blanton-style innovator.
Ray Cappo
Ray Cappo (Raghunath Cappo), American hardcore punk vocalist and label founder: frontman of Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand, co-founder of Revelation Records and Equal Vision Records, and a central figure of the straight edge youth crew movement.
Ray Charles
Ray Charles (Ray Charles Robinson, 1930-2004), the "Genius of Soul," was a blind American pianist and singer who pioneered soul by fusing gospel and blues; famous for "Georgia on My Mind" and Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.
Ray Chen (陈锐)
Ray Chen (陈锐, born 1989) is a Taiwanese-born Australian concert violinist, winner of the 2008 Menuhin and 2009 Queen Elisabeth competitions, known for his Stradivarius-versus-$69-violin video, Tonic practice app, and 2.3 million social media followers.
Ray Conniff
Ray Conniff (1916–2002), American trombonist, arranger, and bandleader of the Ray Conniff Singers; pioneer of wordless-chorus easy listening, Columbia arranger behind "Band of Gold" and "Somewhere My Love," with over 50 million albums sold.
Ray Cooper
Ray Cooper is an English percussionist and session musician, a member of the Elton John Band since 1973 who has also worked with George Harrison and Eric Clapton.
Ray Davies
Ray Davies (born 1944), English singer-songwriter who founded the Kinks with brother Dave in 1963; wrote You Really Got Me, Waterloo Sunset, Lola; knighted 2017; wrote Sunny Afternoon musical.
Ray Dorset
Ray Dorset (Raymond Edward Dorset), born 1946, is a British singer, guitarist, and songwriter who founded the band Mungo Jerry and wrote "In the Summertime", one of the biggest-selling singles ever.
Ray Gillen
Ray Gillen (Raymond Arthur Gillen) was an American rock singer, Black Sabbath vocalist 1986-1987 and lead singer of Badlands; died of AIDS-related complications in December 1993.
Ray J
Ray J (William Ray Norwood Jr., born 1981, McComb, Mississippi) is an American R&B singer, brother of Brandy, known for "One Wish," "Sexy Can I," albums All I Feel and Raydiation, VH1's For the Love of Ray J, and the Raycon electronics company.
Ray Jessel
Ray Jessel (Raymond Jessel, 1929–2015) was a Welsh-born Canadian composer, lyricist, and TV writer for Baker Street, The Love Boat, and The Carol Burnett Show, who became a cabaret performer at 72.
Ray LaMontagne
Ray LaMontagne (Raymond Charles Jack LaMontagne, born 1973, Nashua, NH) is an American folk singer-songwriter whose debut Trouble (2004) sold 400,000 copies by word of mouth; known for raspy vocals, shyness, and albums through Long Way Home.
Ray Luzier
Ray Luzier (Raymond Lee Luzier, born 1970) is an American drummer for Korn since 2007, formerly with David Lee Roth, Army of Anyone, and Steel Panther; Pearl/Sabian artist, KXM member, Modern Drummer 2015 MVP.
Ray Manzarek
Ray Manzarek (1939–2013), American keyboardist and co-founder of the Doors with Jim Morrison; played Vox Continental organ and Fender Rhodes Piano Bass, supplying the band's bass lines with his left hand.
Ray Parker Jr.
Ray Parker Jr. (born 1954, Detroit) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer, leader of Raydio ('Jack and Jill', 'A Woman Needs Love') and writer-performer of the 1984 number-one 'Ghostbusters' theme, after a session career with Stevie Wonder and others.
Ray Sawyer
Ray Sawyer (1937–2018), Alabama-born vocalist and percussionist, co-founded Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show; his eye patch and cowboy hat inspired the band's Captain Hook name, and he sang lead on "The Cover of 'Rolling Stone'".
Ray Steadman-Allen
Ray Steadman-Allen (RSA, died 15 December 2014) was a British Salvation Army officer and brass band composer, Lieut-Colonel and Head of Music Editorial from 1967, with over 400 published works including The Holy War and Colour and Texture in the Brass Band Score.
Ray Stevens
Ray Stevens (Harold Ray Ragsdale, born 1939) is an American country-pop singer-songwriter and producer, the Clown Prince of Country Music, known for "Ahab the Arab," "The Streak," and the Grammy-winning "Everything Is Beautiful"; Country Music Hall of Fame inductee (2019).
Ray Thomas
Ray Thomas (1941-2018), English flautist, vocalist and songwriter, founding member of the Moody Blues; played the flute solo on "Nights in White Satin", wrote "Legend of a Mind", retired 2002, inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018.
Ray Wylie Hubbard
Ray Wylie Hubbard (born 1946, Soper, Oklahoma) is a Texas outlaw-country and Americana singer-songwriter, writer of "Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother," known for Snake Farm (2006), Bordello Records, and the 2015 memoir A Life…Well, Lived.
Raye
Raye, real name Rachel Agatha Keen, is a British singer-songwriter from London known for My 21st Century Blues and winning six BRIT Awards in 2024.
Raz-B
Raz-B (DeMario Thornton, born 1985) is an American R&B singer, founding member of B2K, known for "Bump, Bump, Bump," a seven-year China residency, solo work, and B2K reunion tours.
Razorlight
Razorlight: English indie rock band formed in London in 2002 by Johnny Borrell (Razorlight, Razorlight band). Anglo-Swedish post-punk revival act; Up All Night (2004) and 5x platinum self-titled 2006 album, UK No.1 single America, reunited classic lineup, Planet Nowhere (2024).
Razzle (musician)
Razzle (Nicholas Dingley) was the English drummer of Finnish glam rock band Hanoi Rocks, 1982-1984, after punk stints in Demon Preacher and The Dark; killed December 8, 1984 in a drunk-driving crash with Mötley Crüe's Vince Neil, ending the band.
RBD
RBD: Mexican pop group formed 4 October 2004 within the Televisa telenovela Rebelde by Pedro Damián; members Anahí, Dulce María, Maite Perroni, Alfonso Herrera, Christopher Uckermann, Christian Chávez; 15 million records, 2023 Soy Rebelde Tour grossed $231.7 million.
Re Styles
Re Styles (Shirley Marie Macleod, 1950-2022), American singer, model, and costume designer with The Tubes; co-lead vocalist on "Don't Touch Me There" and "Prime Time"; distinct from Dutch hardcore DJ Re-Style.
Real Estate (band)
Real Estate: American indie rock band formed 2008 in Ridgewood, New Jersey, now based in Brooklyn. Albums Real Estate (2009), Days, Atlas, In Mind, The Main Thing, Daniel; jangly, hazy suburban indie rock.
Real Friends (band)
Real Friends: American pop punk band formed 2010 in Tinley Park, Illinois; known for Maybe This Place Is the Same and We're Just Changing, The Home Inside My Head, and Composure, and for replacing vocalist Dan Lambton with Cody Muraro in 2020.
Real Life (band)
Real Life is an Australian new wave/synth-pop band formed in Melbourne in 1980, known for "Send Me an Angel" (1983, No. 6 Australia, No. 29 US) and "Catch Me I'm Falling"; distinct from the boy band In Real Life.
Reality Club (band)
Reality Club is a Jakarta-based Indonesian indie pop/rock band formed in 2016: Fathia Izzati, Faiz Novascotia Saripudin, Era Patigo, Nugi Wicaksono; four albums including Reality Club Presents… (2023) and Who Knows Where Life Will Take You? (2025).