The Rays

The Rays

The Rays was an American musical group formed in New York in 1955, and active in the 1950s. They first recorded for Chess Records. Their biggest hit single was "Silhouettes," a moderately-slow doo-wop piece of pop music that reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957, released on XYZ Records (and picked up by Cameo Records for national distribution). The song was written by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay.

This song was later released in a slightly faster version with more of a triplet feel by the group Herman's Hermits in the mid 1960s.

It was also covered by Bob Dylan, but still unreleased, from his Basement Tapes sessions in the late '60s.

By on XYZ, they also had a mild hit with "Magic Moon".

Band members

*Harold Miller - (lead singer)
*Walter Ford - (tenor)
*David Jones - (tenor)
*Harry James - (baritone)

Billboard singles

*1957 "Silhouettes" Black Singles #3
*1957 "Silhouettes" Pop Singles #3
*1988 "Be Alone Tonight" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks #83

External links

*amg|11:bez8b594tsqh|The Rays
* [http://home.earthlink.net/~v1tiger/rays.html The Rays - brief history]


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