The Rays

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Years Active
1955 – 1965 (10 years)
Founded In
New York, New York, United States
The Rays were an American group formed in New York in 1955, and active into the early 1960s. They first recorded for Chess Records. Their biggest hit single was "Silhouettes," a moderately-slow doo-wop piece of pop music that reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957 on Cameo after being initially released on the small XYZ Records. It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. The song was written by Bob Crewe and Frank Slay, Jr. Also on XYZ, they had a minor hit with "Mediterranean Moon" a mid-chart hit with "Magic Moon" (by thi… read more
The Rays were an American group formed in New York in 1955, and active into the early 1960s. They first recorded for Chess Records. Their biggest hit single was "Silhouettes," a moderately-slow doo-wop piece of pop music that reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957 on Came… read more
The Rays were an American group formed in New York in 1955, and active into the early 1960s. They first recorded for Chess Records. Their biggest hit single was "Silhouettes," a moderately-slow doo-wop piece of pop music that reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1957 on Cameo after being initially released on the small XYZ Records. It sold over … read more

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1 Play track Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Silhouettes
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2 Play track Silhouettes Magic Moon
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3 Play track Cameo Parkway 1957-1967 Daddy Cool
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4 Play track 50's Pop and Love Songs vol 3 Silhouettes On The Shade
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5 Play track Presenting The Rays Silhouettes (Alternate Take)
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6 Play track Silhouettes Mediterranean Moon
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7 Play track Presenting The Rays Rendevous
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8 Play track Silhouettes Old Devil Moon
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9 Moo-Goo-Gai-Pan Moo-Goo-Gai-Pan
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10 Play track Silhouettes Silvery Starlight
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Albums

  1. 4,708 listeners

    3 Dec 1956 · 17 tracks

    Presenting The Rays
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  2. 4,608 listeners

    24 Feb 2015 · 20 tracks

    Silhouettes
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  3. 35 listeners

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    The Rays
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  4. 22 listeners

    Oct 1957 · 2 tracks

    Silhouettes / Daddy Cool
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