Ray Dorset (born Raymond Edward Dorset, 21 March 1946, Ashford, Kent) is a English guitarist, singer, songwriter and founder of Mungo Jerry. He composed most of the songs for the band, including the hit singles "In the Summertime", "Mighty Man", "Baby Jump", "Lady Rose", "You Don't Have To Be in the Army to Fight in the War", "Alright Alright Alright", "Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black" and "Hello Nadine".
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- Ray Dorset (born Raymond Edward Dorset, 21 March 1946, Ashford, Kent) is a English guitarist, singer, songwriter and founder of Mungo Jerry. He composed most of the songs for the band, including the hit singles "In the Summertime", "Mighty Man", "Baby Jump", "Lady Rose", "You Don't Have To Be in the Army to Fight in the War", "Alright Alright Alright", "Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black" and "Hello Nadine". In 1968 he formed the group Good Earth, which also included Colin Earl on keyboards, Dave Hutchins on bass, and Ray Bowerman on drums. They recorded the album It's Hard Rock And All That on the Saga record label, before Hutchins and Bowerman left. Joe Rush joined on washboard and the group adopted a more acoustic-based skiffle style. In 1970 with further line-up changes the group became Mungo Jerry with hits to follow such as "In the Summertime". Dorset has also maintained a solo career parallel to his leadership of Mungo Jerry. In 1972 he released an album Cold Blue Excursion, made up entirely of self-penned songs, many featuring strings and brass accompaniment; in 1983 he was part of one-off blues outfit Katmandu with Peter Green and Vincent Crane, who recorded an album A Case For The Blues; and in 1986, billed as 'Made in England', he recorded and released the theme tune for the TV drama series Prospects as a single. One song recorded by Mungo Jerry, "Feels Like I'm in Love", was originally written by Dorset for Elvis Presley, but he died before the recording of the song. Nevertheless, in 1979 it was recorded by disco singer Kelly Marie, and became a UK Number one in September 1980. It thus made Dorset one of the first songwriters to top the UK Singles Chart with singles performed by himself, and by another artiste. In addition to guitar he has played several other instruments on stage and record, including harmonica, kazoo, accordion and keyboards. Dorset currently resides in Bournemouth, England and Bielefeld, Germany, where he lives with his wife and two young sons. One of his two elder sons - who are living in the United Kingdom - Russell Dorset, is a director of sales and marketing at a multi-channel retail specialist. James Dorset is organising concerts and marketing for his father and Mungo Jerry.
- Ray Dorset, mit vollem Namen Raymond Edward Dorset, wurde bekannt als Frontmann, Sänger und Songschreiber der Band Mungo Jerry, mit der er zahlreiche Hits wie In the Summertime, Baby Jump, Lady Rose oder Alright Alright Alright hatte.
- Ray Dorset est un guitariste, chanteur, compositeur et fondateur du groupe Mungo Jerry. En 1968, il forme le groupe Good Earth avec Colin Earl au clavier, Dave Hutchins à la basse, et Ray Bowerman à la batterie. Ils enregistrent alors l'album It's Hard Rock And All That. Puis, après le départ d'Hutchins et de Bowerman, Joe Rush rejoint Dorset et Earl au washboard (ou planche à laver) et le groupe adopte alors un style plus acoustique skiffle. En 1970, suite au changement des membres du groupe, le groupe devient Mungo Jerry et connaît le succès grâce à des tubes tels que "In the Summertime". Parallèlement à la tête de son groupe Mungo Jerry, Ray Dorset entretient une carrière solo. En 1972, il sort un album intitulé Cold Blue Excursion, composé entièrement de ses propres chansons avec comme accompagnement des instruments à cordes et des cuivres. En 1983 il fait partie de l'équipe exceptionnel de blues Katmandu composé de Peter Green et Vincent Crane, avec lesquels il enregistre l'album A Case For The Blues. En 1986, annoncé comme "Made in England", il enregistre et sort le générique de la série télévisée Prospects en single. Une chanson enregistrée par Mungo Jerry, "Feels Like I'm in Love", a été écrite par Dorset pour Elvis Presley, mais malheureusement celui ci mourut avant qu'elle ne lui soit présentée. Néanmoins, en 1979 elle est enregistrée par la chanteuse de disco Kelly Marie et devient numéro Un au Royaume-Uni en septembre 1980, ce qui accrut la popularité de Dorset, considéré alors comme un des premiers compositeurs à être en tête des UK Singles Charts avec des chansons interprétées par lui même et par d'autres artistes. En plus de la guitare, Ray Dorset a joué d'autres instruments sur scène et en studio, tels que l'harmonica, le kazoo, l'accordéon et autres instruments à clavier. Ray Dorset réside actuellement à Bielefeld en Allemagne avec sa femme et ses deux fils.
- Ray Dorset, född 21 mars 1946 i Ashford, Surrey, är en brittisk sångare, kompositör, sångtextförfattare och musiker. Han bildade och är fortfarande medlem i gruppen Mungo Jerry.
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- Ray Dorset (born Raymond Edward Dorset, 21 March 1946, Ashford, Kent) is a English guitarist, singer, songwriter and founder of Mungo Jerry. He composed most of the songs for the band, including the hit singles "In the Summertime", "Mighty Man", "Baby Jump", "Lady Rose", "You Don't Have To Be in the Army to Fight in the War", "Alright Alright Alright", "Long Legged Woman Dressed in Black" and "Hello Nadine".
- Ray Dorset, mit vollem Namen Raymond Edward Dorset, wurde bekannt als Frontmann, Sänger und Songschreiber der Band Mungo Jerry, mit der er zahlreiche Hits wie In the Summertime, Baby Jump, Lady Rose oder Alright Alright Alright hatte.
- Ray Dorset est un guitariste, chanteur, compositeur et fondateur du groupe Mungo Jerry. En 1968, il forme le groupe Good Earth avec Colin Earl au clavier, Dave Hutchins à la basse, et Ray Bowerman à la batterie. Ils enregistrent alors l'album It's Hard Rock And All That. Puis, après le départ d'Hutchins et de Bowerman, Joe Rush rejoint Dorset et Earl au washboard (ou planche à laver) et le groupe adopte alors un style plus acoustique skiffle.
- Ray Dorset, född 21 mars 1946 i Ashford, Surrey, är en brittisk sångare, kompositör, sångtextförfattare och musiker. Han bildade och är fortfarande medlem i gruppen Mungo Jerry.
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