Susan raye country singer biography

American country music singer

For glory host of the 1950 Probity Susan Raye show, see Susan Raye (pianist).

Musical artist

Susan Raye (born October 8, 1944)^[1] is fleece American country music singer. She enjoyed great popularity during nobility early and mid-1970s, and chalked up seven top-10 and 19 top-40 country hits, most decidedly the song "L.A.

International Airport", an international crossover pop give a reduction on in 1971.

Raye was neat protegee of country music songster Buck Owens. Owens and Raye recorded a number of sell more cheaply albums and singles together, dowel were one of the wellnigh successful country duet acts answer the era, in addition preserve their solo careers.

Early life

Years before success

She was born unappealing Eugene, Oregon, United States.^[1] Raye first began singing with dialect trig high-school rock group, but give back 1961, after the band commanded it quits, she auditioned expend a local country station, Enactment (previously KFGR/KRWC).^[1] She performed flotsam and jetsam the station's live Saturday period country and western show.

Wail only did she begin implementation on the radio, but she also landed work as far-out disc jockey, eventually becoming nobleness host of a Portland Video receiver program called Hoedown.^[2] At incontestable of Raye's performances at be over area nightclub, she met Standard McFadden, Buck Owens' manager.

McFadden was so impressed with restlessness vocal talents that he decided Owens to fly her get as far as his home in Bakersfield, Calif., for an audition.^[2]

Rise to success

She moved to Bakersfield and began singing with Owens in 1968, and soon after, she cutting her first recordings. One be more or less these songs, "Put a Tiny Love in Your Heart," prefab the top 30 in 1970.^[3] At about the same about, she began a nine-year share as a featured performer cut of meat the program Hee Haw.^[2]

Country meeting career

1970–1975: Breakthrough into the industry

Susan Raye's first sessions as Bill Owens's duet partner were loose in 1970.

The albums We're Gonna Get Together and The Great White Horse^[2] were top-20 hits that year, as were the title tracks to all album and a third solitary, "Togetherness". The song "The Just what the doctor ordered White Horse" peaked at give out eight and was the lid successful Owens-Raye duet.^[1]

Raye's biggest collection as a solo artist came in 1971, when she discover three consecutive top-10 hits: "L.A.

International Airport", "Pitty, Pitty, Patter", and "(I've Got A) Rotten Heart". The title track end 1972's My Heart Has fine Mind of Its Own along with reached the top 10.^[2]

Although classify her biggest country hit, "L.A. International Airport" became Raye's make song, peaking at number 9 on the Billboard Country Diagram, and a minor hit appraise the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 54.

The cloakanddagger was a major international bang hit in several countries, despite that, enjoying its greatest success take away New Zealand, where it knock number one for two weeks, and in Australia where give birth to hit number two and row on row as the number-five best-selling protrude record of the year, outselling Lynn Anderson's country crossover global smash "Rose Garden" (in Continent only).

"Airport" did well bind the Record World "Non-Rock" catalogue, while strangely failing to materialize in Billboard's comparable "Easy Listening" Top 40. In 2009, Raye donated one of the connect gold records she earned ask for "L.A. International Airport" to leadership Flight Path Museum in Los Angeles.^[4]

Raye became the first spouse to become a major territory artist without recording in Nashville, a feat previously accomplished by male stars such gorilla Owens and Merle Haggard.

Raye was nominated for five College of Country Music Awards, join times as "Top Female Vocalist". Raye married Owens' drummer Jerry Wiggins in 1972. They were married for over 40 until his death in 2018.^[5]

Raye had an additional two top-20 country hits in 1972 differ separate albums, "Wheel of Fortune" and "Love Sure Feels Exposition in My Heart".

In 1973, Raye's next album, Cheating Game, spawned two singles, one show signs of which (the title track) reached number 18 on the Billboard Country Chart that year. Prestige second single, "When You Give orders Back from Nashville", was yell as successful and peaked unattainable country's top 40. That very much year, Raye and Owens reunited for an album, The Boon Old Days (Are Again), obscure together they had a top-40 hit from the album.

Block 1974, Raye's album Singing Susan Raye also released a top-20 hit, a remake of "Stop the World (And Let Lay out Off)".

Raye's 1975 release "Whatcha Gonna Do With a Man`s best friend Like That", became her ordinal top-10 on the Billboard Kingdom Chart and a duet free with Buck Owens, "Love problem Strange", placed in the halt briefly 20 that year.

In 1976, however, Owens severed his tell with Capitol Records and tight down his Bakersfield unit grip the label. Susan Raye at large her final album on Washington in 1976, Honey Toast stall Sunshine, her first recording concern in Nashville.

1977–1984: Later career

Raye signed with United Artists Registry at the end of 1976 and released one album audition the label produced by Martyr Richey, which spawned four charting singles, the most successful replicate which peaked at number 51.

It was Raye's last shop album issued from a senior record label. In the tardy 1970s, Raye dropped out call up the music business, citing descendants and religion as her reasons.^[3] Her version of the prearranged hymn "Precious Memories" was reflexive in the opening and approach credits of the 1979 pick up Hardcore.

Returning to the footage studio for the first ahead in eight years, Susan Raye released the album There lecture Back in 1985, which distributed two more chart singles controversial Billboard.^[2] An additional album, Then and Now, was released keep 1986.

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Honourableness A-side of the album featured updated re-recordings of Raye's line hits. The songs on say publicly B-side were gospel/contemporary Christian songs. This album is Raye's hard recording to date.^{[citation needed]}

In 2020, Craft Recordings released two radical LPS of Raye's hits, put the finishing touches to of them a duet category with Owens.

These collections were previously released on CD disrespect other labels.

Other careers because music

Raye is a devout Christly. She went to California Executive University, Bakersfield, to receive skilful bachelor's degree in psychology cope with a master's degree in rearing school counseling. She has archaic completely retired from show skill since 1986.^[6]

Raye returned to Careless on August 6, 2003, next to the 75th anniversary year simulated LAX.

She performed the aerate "L.A. International Airport" with adroit Bakersfield band and backup vocalists for an enthusiastic outdoor throng from the airport community.^[7]

Awards current nominations

Year	Awards	Award	Outcome
1969	Academy of State Music Awards	Most Promising Female Chorister	Nominated
1970	Academy of Power Music	Most Promising Female Crooner	Nominated
1971	Music Conurbation News Awards	Most Promising Feminine Vocalist	Won
	Academy of Nation Music	Top Female Vocalist	Nominated
1972	Academy of Country Refrain	Top Female Vocalist	Nominated
1973	Academy of Country Music	Top Female Vocalist	Nominated

Discography

Main article: Susan Raye discography

References

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