RAY STEVENS ANNOUNCES FINAL YEAR OF PERFORMANCES AT WEST NASHVILLE CABARAY SHOWROOM

Country Music Hall of Fame Member Kicks-off Last Season of Live Concerts on March 16

Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens today announced his final run of live concerts at his West Nashville CabaRay Showroom. The legendary singer-songwriter will be performing shows beginning March 16 and plans to continue through December of this year

Since opening CabaRay six years ago, Stevens has performed hundreds of concerts at the CabaRay. Now, as he approaches age 85, Stevens says he is ready to slow down a bit. But not quite retire.

"I plan to stop performing regularly at my CabaRay Showroom here in Nashville at the end of 2024, but I'll be going to work everyday in my recording studio and maybe I'll do a few, a very few, shows in some old familiar places,” he explains. "I'm definitely slowing down but I haven't come to a complete stop. Not yet, anyway!”

Ahead of his formal season of shows, Stevens will also perform a special Valentine's Day live concert on February 14.

Tickets for Stevens' last run of concerts at CabaRay are on-sale now and can be purchased online at raystevenscabaray.com or by calling 615-327-4630.

CabaRay is located in West Nashville at 5724 River Road.

RAY STEVENS REVEALED AS 2022 MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

Stevens to Enter this Year's Class Alongside Vince Gill,

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Don McClean,

Engineer George Massenburg and Producer Jim Guercio

Legendary singer-songwriter Ray Stevens has been revealed as a 2022 inductee into the Musicians Hall of Fame. Stevens will enter on November 22 during a formal induction ceremony at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. He'll be inducted alongside Vince Gill, Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Don McClean, engineer George Massenburg and producer Jim Guercio.

"Since I originally came to Nashville to be a session musician and play on recording sessions, this is really a great honor!” exclaims Stevens.

The celebratory evening will be hosted by ACM Award-winning singer-songwriter Phil Vassar and will feature several live performances. Guest performers include Rodney Crowell, Steve Miller, Wendy Moten, Mike Farris and more.

Tickets are on-sale now via ticketmaster.com. The event begins at 7:00 p.m.

During Stevens' six decades in the music business, he has been a session musician, a TV celebrity, a song publisher, a singer, a record producer, a real-estate magnate, a label owner, a nightclub entrepreneur, a music arranger, a video director, a studio builder, a pop-music hit maker, a comic, a gospel artist and a country star.

Stevens is renowned for recording novelties like "The Streak," as well as serious fares such as "Everything Is Beautiful." He was elected to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2019. Stevens is regarded as the most successful comedy recording artist of all time.

For more information on Ray Stevens, visit raystevens.com.

RAY STEVENS ANNOUNCES REOPENING OF CABARAY SHOWROOM

Photo Credit: Angela Talley

Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens has announced the reopening of his West Nashville showroom, CabaRay. Country music's legendary funnyman will resume live concerts at the entertainment venue on Thursday, October 1.

 

Due to the spread of COVID-19, a government-mandated shutdown forced CabaRay to close its doors earlier this year. After six months, Stevens is thrilled to return to the stage. "We are reopening CabaRay on October 1," he says. "We're excited to be able to get back to playing music, singing, laughing and having fun, all at a CDC-approved social distance of course!"

 

CabaRay will reopen with a limited capacity of 125 concertgoers with socially-distanced tables setup throughout the venue. During the initial reopening phase, dinner will not be available but Stevens plans to offer guests snacks, drinks and desserts.

 

Concerts will be held every Thursday and Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. / CT.

 

Tickets are available for purchase via phone at 615-327-4630. CabaRay is located at 5724 River Road. For more information, visit raystevenscabaray.com.

 

During the shutdown, Stevens kept his trademark humor intact with the release of "The Quarantine Song." The tune originally debuted on RFD-TV’s Larry's Country Diner and was later uploaded to the internet. To date, the video has surpassed one million views on YouTube and currently boasts more than 6.9 million views on Facebook— totaling an audience of nearly eight million.

 

Watch "The Quarantine Song"  on YouTube or Facebook.

 

RAY STEVENS REACHES 7.5 MILLION+ WITH VIRAL HIT, "THE QUARANTINE SONG"

Video Attracts Worldwide Audience on Facebook and YouTube

Country Music Hall of Fame member Ray Stevens has once again "broken the internet." In May, Stevens, who is known worldwide for his classic southern-style comedy music, debuted his latest tune, “The Quarantine Song," on RFD-TV’s Larry’s Country Diner. Following the airing, the video went live on the internet and quickly caught fire. “The Quarantine Song” just surpassed one million views on YouTube and currently boasts 6.8 million views on Facebook— totaling an audience of more than 7.5 million.

 

“Who'd a thunk it!" exclaimed Stevens upon hearing the news of the video's online success.

 

On “The Quarantine Song” video, a mask and glove-clad Stevens highlights the daily struggles of living through the era of COVID-19.

 

"I avoid old folks and should I sneeze, I do it in my elbow, or up my sleeve," sings Stevens. "Six feet apart, that is the rule, and I pray for the day the kids can go back to school. I'm washing my hands like a raccoon with OCD. I’ve watched Hulu, Roku, Netflix, PBS and BBC!"

 

“The Quarantine Song” was written by longtime Stevens pal Buddy Kalb and Nashville songwriter Joe Babcock.

 

COUNTRY'S FAMILY REUNION WILL LIGHT UP JUNE AND JULY WITH "GOD BLESS AMERICA AGAIN" SERIES

Mark Wills

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 8, 2015) – The stage on Country’s Family Reunion will be draped in stars and stripes this June and July for a series showcasing those songs that make us proud to be Americans. Hosted by ‘Whispering’ Bill Anderson, the patriotic 4-part country music special, "God Bless America Again," kicks off on Friday, June 12 and airs weekly through Fourth of July weekend on RFD-TV.

It features performances by Lee Greenwood, Bobby Bare, John Conlee (“They Also Serve”), Ray Stevens (“Farther Along”), Jimmy Fortune (“In God We Trust”), Jan Howard (“My Son”), David Ball (“Riding With Private Malone”), the Gatlin Brothers (“The American Trilogy”), Mark Wills (“Looking For America”), Daryle Singletary (“America”), Jim Ed Brown (“Uncloudy Day”), and many more.

Join Anderson and the performing artists as they sing, share stories, reminisce about ‘the way things used to be,’ and pay tribute to those military servicemen and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of freedom, leading up to Independence Day.

Upcoming Airdates:

6/12: Jimmy Fortune, Jeannie Seely, Dailey & Vincent, Mark Wills, Lee Greenwood

6/19: Bill Anderson, Aaron Tippin, Joey + Rory, Gene Watson, Daryle Singletary

6/26: Bobby Bare, Jan Howard, John Conlee, Gatlin Brothers

7/3: Jimmy Fortune, Aaron Tippin, David Ball, Gatlin Brothers, Daryle Singletary, Mark Wills, Rhonda Vincent, Bobby Bare, Bill Anderson, Lee Greenwood

Additional airdates can be found by visiting rfdtv.com.

Country’s Family Reunion airs at 8 p.m. ET on Fridays and 12 a.m. ET on Saturdays and Sundays.

Fans can purchase their own copy of the entire “God Bless America Again” series, a full six hours of content, on DVD by visiting cfrvideos.com or by calling 800-820-5405.

RAY STEVENS TALKS MUSIC BIZ ON THIS THURSDAY'S EDITION OF FOX BUSINESS NETWORK'S VARNEY & CO.

Comedy and Country Music Legend to Appear Live on National Cable TV News Show this Thursday, May 7 at 12:45 PM ET

Nashville, Tenn. (May 6, 2015) - This Thursday, May 7, comedy and country music legend RAY STEVENS will appear live on the Fox Business Network's Varney & Co. to give viewers a glimpse inside his new career memoir, Ray Stevens' Nashville.

Stevens will join host Stuart Varney at 12:45 PM ET to talk all about his 50+ year career and the constantly evolving state of the music industry.

Tune-in details:

Thursday, May 7
12:45 PM ET
Fox Business Network - Varney & Co.

RAY STEVENS CRACKS BILLBOARD COMEDY CHART AT #4

Nashville, Tenn. (April 13, 2015) - Country music's legendary funnyman, Ray Stevens, is back on the national charts with his newly released comedy music album, Here We Go Again!  The new album, his first all-new comedy music compilation in nearly a decade, debuted at #4 on Billboard's Comedy Album Chart.

"They tell me my new CD 'Here We Go Again' debuted at #4 on Billboard's Comedy Album Chart," says Stevens.  "It's good to be on the charts!"

Billboard Comedy Album Chart - week ending April 11, 2015

1.  Mandatory Fun - "Weird Al" Yankovic
2.  Obsessed - Jim Gaffigan
3.  Laughter's Good - Rodney Carrington
4.  Here We Go Again! - Ray Stevens
5.  Player Select - Starbomb
6.  Starbomb - Starbomb
7.  Buried Alive!: An Evening Of Bewilderment & Disillusion - Aziz Ansari
8.  Priceless: Afterlife - Katt Williams
9.  All You Can Eat - Steel Panther
10. what. - Bo Burnham

New songs on the album include, "Taylor Swift Is Stalkin' Me," "Pickin' On The Chicken," "The Baptism Of Stumpy Brown," "There Must Be A Pill For This," "Walkin' The Dog" and "A Handshake Will Do," among others, all of which return to Stevens' classic trademark brand of humor.

Here We Go Again! is available through Steven's newly created label, Player Records, and distributed nationally via Sony RED.  The album is available in-stores and online at iTunes, Amazon.com and Google Play.

Here We Go Again! Track Listing:

1.  "Taylor Swift Is Stalkin' Me"
2.  "What'd I Say?"
3.  "There Must Be A Pill For This"
4.  "Walkin' The Dog"
5.  "Hearts Made Of Stone"
6.  "Pickin' On The Chicken"
7.  "The Baptism Of Stumpy Brown"
8.  "Little By Little"
9.  "You Didn't Build That"
10.  "Come To The U.S.A."
11.  "A Handshake Will Do"
12.  "Knock Him Out John"

For more information on Ray Stevens, visit www.raystevens.com

RAY STEVENS: "TAYLOR SWIFT IS STALKIN' ME"

"Taylor Swift is stalkin' me," says country and comedy music legend Ray Stevens.  In a music video released today, Stevens claims the world's biggest superstar, Taylor Swift, is watching the veteran Grammy winner's every move.


"Taylor Swift Is Stalkin' Me" is a track from Stevens' upcoming album, Here We Go Again.  The album will be available for purchase via Sony RED Distribution on March 24.  Pre-sale orders are available now on iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.

TNN GETS RAY STEVENS "RAY-ALITY TV"

Source: www.musicrow.com


Comedian Ray Stevens is back on television with TNN’s Ray-ality TV. The weekly 30-minute comedy show will feature unique music and humor. The first year of Ray-ality TV will include 26 episodes that will feature several familiar faces. Ray-ality TV will air Sunday evenings at 8 p.m. CT. “Ray-ality is a presentation of all the movie, video and TV appearances that have made up my ‘reality’ for the past several years along with excerpts from my stage performances, TV pilots and new comedy material that is shot expressly for the series,” notes Stevens. ”We just pick a subject title like ‘chickens’ and away we go! We use what we’ve done in the past, what we are currently doing or whatever pops into our heads at the time to put together 30 minutes of music and comedy for the whole family. That is what I do after all.”