Ray Smith (country singer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Smith (country singer)

American singer

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1918

Place of Birth: Glendale, California, United States

Date of Death: 04-Dec-1979

Profession: singer, musician, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Ray Smith (June 25, 1918 – December 4, 1979) was an American country music artist. Born in Glendale, California, Smith began playing guitar at age eight.
He joined a traveling rodeo show as a musician, and then took a job performing for radio station WMCA in New York City.
He performed locally with a trio in New York, and also worked in Boston on WCOP's Hayloft Jamboree. While in New York he was offered a contract recording with Columbia Records, and went on to record for London, and Coral as well.
He also appeared on Dumont Television. He died in 1979 at age 61.