Johnny Ray and legendary head coach Norm DeBriyn take us through the story of two-time all-Southwest Conference performer who turned out to be an MLB All-Star and Silver Slugger Award winner to ...

For those who didn’t already know, the last day of service at Johnny Ray’s BBQ at the Colonnade was May 21. In a mid-May Facebook post, the restaurant announced the owner of Johnny Ray’s was retiring, ...

On this day (November 12) in 1956, Johnnie Ray was atop the Official UK Singles Chart with “Just Walkin’ in the Rain.” The song retained the top spot for seven weeks and peaked at No. 2 on the ...

Johnnie Ray’s unique sound and emotional performances led the way for rock ‘n roll. In the early 1950s, Oregon singer Johnnie Ray was one of the biggest pop stars in the world. His unique sound, along ...

One of Talladega Superspeedway’s most endearing and popular figures has passed away. John “Johnny” Ray, whose diesel big rig carrying an American flag around the 2.66-mile track has been a fixture ...

In the days before Elvis Presley and The Beatles shook up the music world, an Oregon native named Johnnie Ray was making a name for himself as an emotional performer who combined influences from ...