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Capitol Records signed Stevens to its Prep Records division in 1957,and produced the singles "Silver Bracelet" and a cover of "Rang Tang Ding Dong", for which Billboard credited the 16-year-old Stevens' vocals as "strong, attractive.The latter was originally recorded by Manhattan doo-wop group The Cellos in 1957, and written by Cellos bass singer Alvin Williams.
In 1958, Bill Lowery created the National Recording Corporation (NRC), and brought Stevens on board to play numerous instruments, arrange music, and perform background vocals for its band. Around that time, he had adopted the professional name of "Ray Stevens", which was inspired by his middle name and his mother's maiden name.
Stevens signed with Mercury Records in 1961.With Mercury, he recorded several hit records including songs such as "Harry the Hairy Ape," "Funny Man," the original recording of "Santa Claus Is Watching You," "Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick-Dissolving, Fast-Acting Pleasant-Tasting Green and Purple Pills," and "Ahab the Arab." "Ahab the Arab" reached number five on the Hot 100 in the summer of 1962.
Note: These photos are 30, 40, and 50 years
or older. There could be a light surface scratch, dimple, small crease,
finger prints, fading, yellowing, bend, tear, food stain,
etc. There are ones that do not have any defects at all. We will do the best to note all blemishes.
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(Cool
bonus on some of these >> many of them were Stamped "Property
Of Paramount Studios etc." On The Back. We will try to make note of this in the individual listings)
All
of these photos were purchased years ago from the original collector!
This collection contains a fantastic array of One of a Kind autographed
photos that are both unique and RARE. These are from decades past and
many have never been seen before now. Classic stars of the Golden Age of
yesteryear available for a whole new generation! Plus familiar
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