Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray (born Lawrence Darrow Brown; July 26, 1940 – December 6, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit songs included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay.
You can find people similar to Dobie Gray by visiting our lists Varèse Sarabande Records artists and African-American country musicians.
| Full name at birth | Lawrence Darrow Brown
|
||
| Claim to fame | Drift Away
|
||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1940
|
||
| Place of birth | Simonton, Texas, USA
|
||
| Date of death | 6 December 2011
|
||
| Age | 71 (age at death)
|
||
| Place of death | Nashville, Tennessee, USA
|
||
| Cause of death | Cancer
|
||
| Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
|
||
| Occupation | Singer
|
||
| Occupation category | |||
| Nationality |
PERSONAL DETAILS
| Height |
 height
|
||
| Build | |||
| Hair color | |||
| Eye color |
eye color
|
||
| Gender | |||
| Ethnicity | |||
| Religion |
religion
|
||
| Zodiac sign | |||
| Distinctive feature |
distinctive feature
|
||
| Pets |
pets
|
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
| High school |
high school
|
||
| University |
university
|
||
| Talent agency |
talent agency
|
||
| Political affiliation |
political affiliation
|
||
| Political party |
political party
|
Dobie Gray is known for his role in the TV series For All Mankind (2019) as performer - 1 episode.
He is also known for his role in the TV series Vinyl (2016) as performer - 1 episode.
More...
This page is the FamousFix profile for Dobie Gray. Content on this page is contributed by editors who belong to our editorial community. We welcome your contributions... so please create an account if you would like to collaborate with other editor's in helping to shape this website.
On the Dobie Gray page you will be able to add and update factual information, post media and connect this topic to other topics on the website. This website does skew towards famous actors, musicians, models and sports stars, however we would like to expand that to include many other interesting topics.