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 Silhouettes Elevator Operator
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6 Play track Silhouettes Why Do You Look the Other Way
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7 Play track Silhouettes Mediterranean Moon
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8 Play track Silhouettes Rags To Riches
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9 Play track Silhouettes Second Fiddle
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10 Play track Silhouettes Old Devil Moon
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Albums

  1. 4,925 listeners

    3 Dec 1956 · 17 tracks

    Presenting The Rays
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  2. 4,648 listeners

    24 Feb 2015 · 20 tracks

    Silhouettes
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  3. 35 listeners

    12 May 2025 · 6 tracks

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  4. 26 listeners

    Silhouettes (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 1, 1957)
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