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The page Albany, Georgia says Ray Stevens was born there. This page says he was born in Clarkdale. Which is right? Badbilltucker 18:31, 28 July 2006 (UTC)
-- Better question: Why didn't anyone make mention of Ray Stevens' daughter, Suzi Ragsdale?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jragsdale1 ( talk • contribs) 02:07, 13 March 2008 (UTC)
I know he attended Albany High, in Albany, GA in the mid 50's and was born Ray Ragsdale. He is in the yearbook for Albany High in 1956. My mother said that he spent more time writing music than doing his classwork. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.16.19.180 ( talk) 17:27, 30 June 2011 (UTC)
According to his website ( http://www.raystevens.com/about.html), he was born in Clarkdale and lived in Albany as a teenager. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GaSouthpaw ( talk • contribs) 15:13, 24 January 2012 (UTC)
The result of the debate was no consensus for moving. -- Dijxtra 08:26, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Ray Stevens → Ray Stevens (musician) – Ray Stevens should be a disambiguation page since there is was a wrestler(he died 10 years ago) who was just as famous(if not more) than the musician. The wrestler also has more of a claim to the name because his full name is Carl Raymond Stevens. TJ Spyke 04:13, 23 September 2006 (UTC)
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The information about Ray Stevens' song "Unwind" being a minor hit is incorrect. It was a #3 hit in either 1968 or 1969 from the Barnaby label album "Even Stevens." Also, his hit song "Night Games" was not on the same album as the "Shriner's Convention" hit song.
Actually, I think you will find that "Unwind" only reached Number 52 on Billboard (20th April 1968), on Monument Records. It spent nine weeks on the charts.
It's been a couple of years now so I'd like to review this semiprotection to see if it's still necessary. I'd welcome comments from regular editors, and I've also contacted the protecting sysop, Can't sleep, clown will eat me ( talk · contribs · blocks · protections · deletions · page moves · rights · RfA)
-- TS 15:54, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
Somebody should clean this up pronto:
"On May 13, 2010 Stevens issued new music on the various social network sites such as You Tube. The music video titled Come to the USA is about illegal immigration and the decades long passive attitude from the Federal Government with regards to the epidemic. The song comes from Stevens' We The People CD, released on April 1, 2010. It's purely coincidental that by the end of April the state of Arizona would be embroiled in an illegal immigration debate. The debate was ignited when that state's Governor, Jan Brewer, signed into law an illegal immigration bill, Arizona SB1070. Following this action, protests and boycotts from several liberal leaning communities and groups against Arizona became elevated nationally. Such national elevation of boycotts and protests is a typical smear tactic used by any opposing group. The goal of this kind of smear campaign when referring to the illegal immigration law, specifically, is to downplay favorable responses and in the process play up any negative reaction and as a result spin doctors work to make a minority point of view appear to be the majority point of view through repetition of negative sound bites."
What the HELL does any of that have to do with Ray Stevens? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.40.17.181 ( talk) 00:29, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
I am glad someone else had mentioned that section. It should be removed entirely, as it is clearly nothing close to neutral. It claims some kind of magical knowledge of which side of the Arizona-immigration-law debate constitutes a majority/minority opinion. While we're at it, there needs to be a more prominent description of Mr. Stevens as a right-wing figure, as opposed to a neutral entertainment figure. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.123.157.160 ( talk) 04:13, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
I know almost nothing about the subject, but have taken a run at cleaning up the tone and content, which, at times, was more suitable for a fan-site than for an encyclopedia article. I have tried to bring this more in line with WP:NPOV and WP:MOS. It needs some statements referencedd or removed. It could do with more clean up too. Ground Zero | t 17:50, 14 March 2011 (UTC)
His notability is entirely from his music, not the Tea Party. His intro section shouldn't even mention the Tea Party. 76.175.197.99 ( talk) 04:40, 3 June 2011 (UTC)
This entire page feels like a diary from Ray Stevens' publicist. I've never seen so many dozens and dozens of paragraphs documenting such trivial insignificance in an entertainer's Wikipedia page. Such as: "On May 5, Stevens called the Lars Larson show on radio station KXL to discuss current events." Ridiculous. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YingYang2 ( talk • contribs) 00:43, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
You make a good point. But gosh, there is SO much to sift through to whittle it down. I'd do that, then someone would just come along and convert it back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by YingYang2 ( talk • contribs) 03:41, 30 December 2012 (UTC)
What I notice is the lack of any info on his real life. Married,not married,Gay? He wouldn't be the first right wing country star to be a self hating gay man. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.207.116.55 ( talk) 18:09, 5 June 2014 (UTC)
There is far too much detail. Virtually an account of every event in recent years. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 124.197.15.138 ( talk) 08:03, 16 July 2011 (UTC)
He has been interviewed on The Political Cesspool radio show. LonelyBoy2012 ( talk) 01:30, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
Listening to WORT radio this morning, John Kraniak announced during his show "Entertainment" that Ray Stevens passed away this week. Doing a search, the closest I could find for factual verification was for a different Ray Stevens; I see no notice anywhere else of this Ray Stevens's death. As it is still a rumor, I'm putting the link here rather than in the article until we get more reliable sources to back up the assertion. Slambo (Speak) 17:48, 21 December 2013 (UTC)
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Hi, I noticed the BLP warning tags but did not see any potentially libelous or even controversial content, so I corrected it by adding some content that suggests Ray Stevens may be involved in illegal activity of a carnal nature. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.175.54.140 ( talk) 06:31, 15 November 2015 (UTC)
This article would benefit from sourced information about Stevens' personal life such as spouse(s), years married, children etc. ---- Design ( talk) 03:50, 13 April 2017 (UTC)
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Currently says; At 16, Stevens signed to Capitol Records' Prep Records division in 1957,[5] and has said (similar) since 2012.
I changed it to 18, based on “24Jan 1939”, and “first recorded for Prep Records in 1957” matching (my) Joel Whitburn BBTop40. He might’ve signed at 16 (in 1955) (and first recorded in 1957), or might’ve been born in 1941.