--- title: "2 Johnnie Ray Quotes - Famous Singer (Portrait of a song stylist)" description: "John Alvin Ray was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Browse 2 Johnnie Ray quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b159/author-johnnie-ray-102758.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Johnnie Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b159/author-johnnie-ray-102758.jpg) # Johnnie Ray (1927–1990) Singer United States **2** quotes in **11** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Johnnie Ray was a singer from the United States, best known for *Portrait of a song stylist*. ## Quick Facts About Johnnie Ray Born January 10, 1927 Died February 24, 1990 Nationality United States Profession Singer Notable works Portrait of a song stylist ## About Johnnie Ray John Alvin Ray was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Highly popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor to what became rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music, and his animated stage personality. Tony Bennett called Ray the "father of rock and roll", and historians have noted him as a pioneering figure in the development of the genre. ## Awards & Honors star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ## Quotes by Johnnie Ray > [I am constantly asked why I never made other films after 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' the answer is I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-ray/i-am-constantly-asked-why-i-never-made-other-films-after-there-s-no/) [Johnnie Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/) [Answers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/johnnie-ray-102758_answers_i-am-constantly-asked-why-i-never-made-o_297941.png) > [I was moved no end by the work of LaVern Baker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-ray/i-was-moved-no-end-by-the-work-of-lavern-baker/) [Johnnie Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/) [Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/johnnie-ray-102758_baker_i-was-moved-no-end-by-the-work-of-lavern_2606176.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/#itemlist", "name": "Johnnie Ray Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I am constantly asked why I never made other films after 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' the answer is I was never asked.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnnie Ray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-ray/i-am-constantly-asked-why-i-never-made-other-films-after-there-s-no/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/johnnie-ray-102758_answers_i-am-constantly-asked-why-i-never-made-o_297941.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/johnnie-ray-102758_answers_i-am-constantly-asked-why-i-never-made-o_297941.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/johnnie-ray-102758_answers_i-am-constantly-asked-why-i-never-made-o_297941.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I am constantly asked why I never made other films after 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' the…” — Johnnie Ray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was moved no end by the work of LaVern Baker.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Johnnie Ray" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnnie-ray/i-was-moved-no-end-by-the-work-of-lavern-baker/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/johnnie-ray-102758_baker_i-was-moved-no-end-by-the-work-of-lavern_2606176.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/johnnie-ray-102758_baker_i-was-moved-no-end-by-the-work-of-lavern_2606176.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7c/johnnie-ray-102758_baker_i-was-moved-no-end-by-the-work-of-lavern_2606176.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was moved no end by the work of LaVern Baker.” — Johnnie Ray", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/#person", "name": "Johnnie Ray", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/", "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b159/author-johnnie-ray-102758.jpg" }, { "@type": "ProfilePage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/", "name": "Johnnie Ray", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnnie-ray/#person" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba9/johnnie-ray-102758_answers_i-am-constantly-asked-why-i-never-made-o_297941.png" }, "description": "John Alvin Ray was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. 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