Let's Talk: GMG Tribute Raymond Rasberry
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\\u2022Raymond Rasberry was born March 10, 1930 in Akron, Ohio.\\xa0 He began playing piano by ear at the age of eight.\\xa0 When\\xa0 he heard a song once he was generally able to play that song to the note.\\xa0 He\\naccompanied singers in his local church playing hymns and shout music as described in the Pentecostal church where his family attended regularly. \\n\\n\\u2022Raymond\\u2019s talents as a skilled musician, singer and songwriter allowed him to play for such greats in the day as Bishop Robert Hubbard, Della Reece, William Turner, Sister Wynona Carr and several others.\\n\\n\\u2022By the mid 1950\\u2019s Raymond started his own group the Raymond Rasberry Singers after serving in the Army.\\xa0 The group became internationally acclaimed having toured and travelled throughout singing good Gospel music.\\xa0 The group recorded and sold-out\\nauditoriums across the country.\\xa0 With each album recorded they\\nhad continual hits.\\xa0 Though each anniversary year he and the group would return to Ohio with a stellar line up of artists to celebrate his beginnings.\\n\\n\\u2022The group eventually disbanded in 1966 when Raymond followed in the footsteps of Alex Bradford in a couple of ways;\\none was with a multi-gender group and the other going to New York to present in the Broadway theaters.\\xa0 Raymond worked as a songwriter and composer rather than Alex who went on stage as an actor.\\n\\n\\u2022One of Raymond\\u2019s Many Many hits was \\u201cTouch Somebody\\u2019s Life.\\u201d\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022Please send me an email sharing your thoughts about this show segment also if you have any suggestions of future guests you would like to hear on the show. Send an email to letstalk2gmg@gmail.com\\n\\n\\u2022You may also \\u201clike\\u201d and share the podcast episode; or you may Subscribe to be alerted when the newest show is published.\\n\\n\\u2022NEW RADIO SHOW ON INTERNET RADIO STATION WMRM-DB SATURDAY MORNING 9:00 AM CST / 10:00 AM EST\\n\\n\\u2022The Podcast and Radio show may be heard anywhere in the World!
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