“I just felt like God picked me up in his arms [and said], 'Johnnie Ray, I love you', and kissed me. I'm very humble and grateful for this elevation to the big time. But we all have to come down, and it won't leave me with a complex if I do. I know this thing might go over like a lead balloon, but I can always go back to that movie extra deal.”

—  Johnnie Ray

On his success as a singer, The Chicago Tribune http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/03/16/page/85/article/johnnie-ray-their-darling-cry-baby (16 March 1952)

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American singer, actor, songwriter and composer 1927–1990

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