Description: Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale in Clarkdale, Georgia in January 1939. Clarkdale was a small cotton mill town 20 miles north of Atlanta. For more than 40 years, Ray Stevens has been entertaining us. From his novelty songs like "The Streak", to his tender ballads he has touched us. As with all outstanding writers, Stevens has away of creating characters and situations that highlight the humor in everyday life as well as larger issues and lifestyle trends.
Disc 1:
It's Me Again, Margaret
Too Drunk To Fish
Misty
Freudian Slip
Sittin' Up With The Dead
Everything Is Beautiful
Power Tools
Drivers Education
Hang Up And Drive
Ahab The Arab
The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The Beginning)
Blue Angel
The Ballad Of The Blue Cyclone (The End?)
Pledging My Love
The Woogie Boogie
Love Will Beat Your Brains Out
The Haircut Song
Disc 2:
The Streak
The Mississippi Squirrel Revival
Family Funeral Fight
Deerslayer
Safe At Home
Boogie Woogie
Virgil And The Moonshot
The Hustler
Osama Yo' Mama
Hello Mama
Let's Roll
We're Havin A Baby
When The Kids Are Gone
Turn Your Radio On
Kitty Cat's Revenge
Juanita & The Kids
Thank You
Disc 3:
Shriner's Convention
Nashville
Erik The Awful
The Dog Song
The Cat Song
When I Get Over You
The Pirate Song
Come On Home To Baseball
Gitarzan
Bridget The Midget
Bon Temps Roulette
Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band)
As good as ever Ray stevens is one of the funniest guys when it comes to musical comedy. This CD collection is a good collection of his work. It would be a great collection but for the fact not all of his songs are on it.
Questionable I purchased this cd because of the number of great Ray Stevens Songs that I had listened to growing up. When I got the discs, I opened it up only to find that these were not the original recordings. They were more recent recordings, some without the same lyrics. The most disappointing were two of my all time favorites; "The Haircut Song" and "Ballad of the Blue Cyclone." If you are a Ray Stevens fan, don't bother with the box set. I recommend buying the original albums for original, classic Ray Stevens.
Everything Ray This was just to cool. All the old stuff reminds you what a genius of funny he is. If you are a fan buy it and enjoy!
Avoid This CD at all costs!!! Warning, warning, Danger, danger!!! If you are looking for the ORIGINAL hit versions of his songs like, "Ahab the Arab", "The Streak", "Gitarzan" then you should stay away from this compilation. So far the BEST Ray Stevens set is Rhino's "The Very Best of Ray Stevens". All of those selections are the real deal.
Here's hoping that one day there will be a true box set compilation of Ray's career, especially his early Mercury recordings. My top wish: a song from 1964: "The Old English Surfer".
Good Fun! I had been looking for a lot of his music and hadn't found one that had very many of my faviorites on it, until now! You either like Ray Stevens or you don't and I happen to be one who thoroughly enjoys his comedy! There are a few songs missing from his collection, but over all, it's a pretty great collection!
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