Dobie Gray - Rocking Chair (live) • TopPop

Dobie Gray, born Lawrence Darrow Brown, (Simonton July 26, 1940 - Nashville, December 6, 2011) was an American soul singer and stage actor from the 1960s and 1970s. Gray was an African American. His grandfather was a minister at a Baptist church, which is how Gray ended up in gospel. When he left for California in the early 1960s, he met Sonny Bono. That led to Gray releasing his first single, "Look at me". The single did hit the charts, but his real breakthrough came in 1965 with the song "The in crowd", which remained on the charts in the US for about three months. Gray also had other talents, including playing in Hollywood theaters. There he became known with the musical "Hair", with which he toured for two and a half years. His most famous hits were "Loving arms" and "Drift away". This recording is an exclusive recording of Vray performing at the tvshow &Gala du Disque on 15 February 1974 in the RAI Congresshall, Amsterdam. Broadcast date: 15 February 1974. This is to let you know that the video recording of the video clip was originally recorded by AVROTROS Broadcasting. AVROTROS Broadcasting hereby warrants and represents that it is the sole and exclusive owner of the physical film and/or videotape footage in this video clip. The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives. AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS.