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Ray Sawyer (February 1, 1937 – December 31, 2018) was an American percussionist and vocalist with the 1970s rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Though primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas , he sang lead on their hit song " The Cover of Rolling Stone " and was a recognizable presence in the band ...
However, from 1988 to 2015, Sawyer was granted a license to tour separately as "Ray Sawyer of Dr. Hook" or "Dr. Hook featuring Ray Sawyer" (joined for a time in 2001 by Billy Francis); Sawyer did not perform publicly after his last tour ended in October 2015 and died on December 31, 2018, at the age of 81.
Death. On April 23, 2015, Sweeten died due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, nineteen days before his 20th birthday. His death prompted public tributes by his Everybody Loves Raymond costars. His on-screen father Ray Romano was shocked by the news and said he was a "wonderful and sweet kid to be around".
Parent. Kate Skinner (mother) Daisy and Violet Hilton (5 February 1908 – early January 1969) were English-born entertainers who were conjoined twins. They were exhibited in Europe as children, and toured the United States sideshow, vaudeville and American burlesque circuits in the 1920s and 1930s. They were best known for their film ...
Spouse. Mike Nichols. . . ( m. 1988; died 2014) . Lila Diane Sawyer ( / ˈsɔːjər /; born December 22, 1945) is an American television broadcast journalist known for anchoring major programs on two networks including ABC World News Tonight, Good Morning America, 20/20, and Primetime newsmagazine while at ABC News.
Mary Vesta Williams (December 1, 1957 – September 22, 2011) [2] was an American singer-songwriter, who performed across genres such as soul, funk, R&B, Quiet storm, jazz soul and Urban Contemporary. Originally credited as Vesta Williams, she was simply known as Vesta beginning in the 1990s. [3] She was known for her four–octave vocal range.
Peter Boyle. Peter Lawrence Boyle (October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006) was an American actor. Known as a character actor, he played Frank Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond and the comical monster in Mel Brooks ' film spoof Young Frankenstein (1974). He also co-starred in The Candidate (1972).
Sandy Barr [2] Debut. December 6, 1978 [8] Matthew Wade Osborne [1] (July 27, 1957 – June 28, 2013), known professionally as Matt Borne, was an American professional wrestler. Osborne was a second generation wrestler, the son of Tony Borne, [9] and is best known as being the first wrestler to portray the character of Doink the Clown.