Gitarzan! He’s a guitar man!#gitarzan #raystevens #musicvideo | Ray Stevens

"He's got a union card and he's practicin' hard to play the guitar. Gonna be a big star, yeah he's gonna go far and carry moonbeams home in a jar!" #OnThisDate In 1969, Ray Stevens released "Gitarzan", one of the biggest hits of his entire career. The song reached #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and quickly became a fan favorite. Not only did Ray write, produce, and sing the song, but he is also responsible for all of the jungle animal noises! To celebrate the 55th anniversary of the song's re

#WackyWednesday Here's the music video for Ray's 1966 single "Freddie Feelgood (And His Funky Little Five Piece Band)"! The song originally appeared on Ray's album "Gitarzan" and reached number 91 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, but this music video was made in 2000. #freddiefeelgood #funkylittleband #60smusic #musicvideo | Ray Stevens

Ray's younger brother and only sibling John W. Ragsdale died unexpectedly from a fall at his home on the Island of Popa Loma in the Bocas Del Toro region of Panama this past weekend. John was 75 and in excellent health. Many may have known him from the years Ray was in Branson where John was the Tuxedoed Master of Ceremonies, Gorilla who swung in on a vine during the "Gitarzan" performance of Ray's shows there and the man who oversaw the Gift Shop as well as Ray's Concessions Business when on th