Ray Davis (musician)

Raymond "Ray" Davis (born March 29, 1940, in Sumter, South Carolina - died July 5, 2005, New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament, and Funkadelic. His regular nickname while he was with those groups was "Sting Ray Davis." He is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, inducted in 1997 with fifteen other members of Parliament-Funkadelic.

He was also briefly in a late-period line-up of the The Temptations, joining after the death of original bass singer Melvin Franklin and appearing on the 1995 album "For Lovers Only". Davis left the group after being diagnosed with throat cancer. In later years, he performed with former Temptation Glenn Leonard in Leonard's group, "The Temptations Experience". Davis died on the evening of Tuesday, July 5, 2005, of respiratory problems.

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NAME = Davis, Ray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Davis, Raymond
SHORT DESCRIPTION = American bass singer
DATE OF BIRTH = March 29, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH = Sumter, South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH = July 5, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH = New Brunswick, New JerseyDEFAULTSORT:Davis, Ray