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John Alvin Ray: The Incredible Story Of Johnnie Ray
John Alvin Ray, or best known as Johnnie Ray, has an incredible story. Johnnie was a popular singer/songwriter back in the 1950’s. Sure, this is an accomplishment for him, but his songs alone weren’t exactly what made him who he was. Johnnie Ray had a past, present, and a future and he knew what and where he wanted to be a few years down the road, and made it happen.
At the young age of thirteen, Johnnie lost his hearing in his left ear from an accident at a boy scout activity. Him and the family didn’t realize it for a while. When they figured out the problem, he underwent a surgery in 1958 that left him almost completely deaf in both ears, even when hearing aids helped his condition prior to the surgery (Biography). But this incident didn’t

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