i liked dobie gray very, very much. i guess he's in with the ultimate "in crowd" now.
On Dec 9, 5:52 am, t bedford <[email protected]> wrote: > Obituary: ‘Drift Away’ singer Dobie Gray dies aged 71 > Posted by Michael R. Gideon ⋅ December 7, 2011 > > Dobie Grey, the American singer best known for his 1973 hit *Drift Away*, > has died at the age of 71. The cause of death has not been revealed. > > Born in Texas, Dobie Gray had his first taste of success in 1963 with > single *Look at Me*. Throughout the 60s he wrote and recorded new material, > with *The In Crowd* becoming a hit in 1965. He also acted, spending two > years in the musical *Hair* while continuing to record for a variety of > smaller record labels. > > In 1972 he signed with Decca Records and recorded Mentor Williams’ *Drift > Away*, which hit number 5 on the US charts and remains his most popular and > well-known recording. In 2003 Gray featured on a re-recording of the song > with Uncle Kracker, which was also a hit, but by this point he had almost > stopped recording.
