John

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John is the given name of American singer Johnnie Ray, a popular mid-20th-century pop music star known for his emotional, dramatic vocal style.

All labels observed (1)

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John canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1940s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs John Alvin Ray ⓘ
The Nabob of Sob ⓘ
The Prince of Wails ⓘ
associatedAct The Four Lads ⓘ
causeOfDeath liver failure ⓘ
chartSuccess multiple number-one hits in early 1950s ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1927-01-10 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1990-02-24 ⓘ
era mid-20th century ⓘ
ethnicity American of European descent ⓘ
eyeColor blue ⓘ
genre jazz ⓘ
pop music ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ
hairColor dark ⓘ
hearingImpairment partially deaf ⓘ
influenced British pop singers of the 1950s ⓘ
Elvis Presley ⓘ
rock and roll singers ⓘ
instrument vocals ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
legalIssue arrest for soliciting a male undercover officer in 1951 ⓘ
medicalEvent childhood accident leading to hearing loss ⓘ
notableFor dramatic stage performances ⓘ
early 1950s pop hits ⓘ
emotional vocal style ⓘ
notableWork Cry ⓘ
Please Mr. Sun ⓘ
linked to: Please, Mr. Sun

The Little White Cloud That Cried ⓘ
Walkin' My Baby Back Home ⓘ
occupation singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performanceStyle dramatic gestures and sobbing ⓘ
highly emotional delivery ⓘ
placeOfBirth Dallas, Oregon, United States ⓘ
linked to: Dallas, Oregon
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
popularity major teen idol in early 1950s ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
residence Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles
sexualOrientation gay or bisexual ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Johnnie Ray → givenName → John ⓘ