Soul singer Dobie Gray

Dobie Gray

Living place: Texas

Birthday: 26-7-1940 (84 years old)

Population of US 1940: 132,122,446

Global rank: #32348

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Soul singer Dobie Gray profile

Who is Soul singer Dobie Gray?
American soul singer who was popular during the 1960s and 1970s and whose hit "Drift Away" has sold over a million copies.
He was the first artist to perform for an integrated audience in Apartheid in South Africa.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1960s to pursue an acting career, but sang parties to earn money.

Family life info

His grandfather was a Baptist minister who introduced him to Gospel music.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Soul singer Dobie Gray?
The track "The In The Crowd" was covered by singer Petula Clark.

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Summary of Dobie Gray profile

When was Soul singer Dobie Gray born?
Dobie Gray birthday 26-7-1940 (at the age of 84).
Where is Soul singer Dobie Gray's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Dobie Gray was born in Texas, . is a Soul singer, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Dragon. Dobie Gray's global rank is 32348 and whose rank is 47 in list of famous Soul singer. Population of US in 1940 is about 132,122,446 persons.
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Events in 1940 and 26-7

Events in US in the birth year of Dobie Gray

  • Selective Service Act signed. Background: conscription
  • The first Social Security benefit checks are paid out (Jan 30).
  • The Pennsylvania Turnpike opens. It is the first multilane U.S. superhighway. The first Los Angeles freeway opens.
  • The first McDonald's hamburger stand opens in Pasadena, Calif.

Birthday Dobie Gray (26-7) in history

  • Day 26-7 year 1788: New York became the 11th state in the United States.
  • Day 26-7 year 1847: Liberia became Africa's first republic.
  • Day 26-7 year 1908: The Office of the Chief Examiner, which in 1935 became the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was created.
  • Day 26-7 year 1947: President Harry S Truman signed the National Security Act, creating the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  • Day 26-7 year 1952: King Farouk I of Egypt abdicated after a coup led by Gamal Abdal Nasser.
  • Day 26-7 year 1953: Fidel Castro was among a group of rebelling anti-Batistas who unsuccessfully attacked an army barracks.
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