Ray Dorset
Ray Dorset (born March 21, 1946 in Ashford , Kent , England , actually Raymond Edward Dorset ) became known as the front man, singer and songwriter of the band Mungo Jerry , for whom he had hits like In the Summertime , Baby Jump , Lady Rose and Alright Alright Alright wrote.
history
Dorset took an early interest in skiffle and blues . At the age of 14 he played as a singing guitarist in various bands. As a musician, he also worked on recordings for reggae star Jackie Edwards and pop singer Millie ( My Boy Lollipop ). Eventually he started his own Blue Moon Skiffle Group . The line-up and name of the band changed often, until in 1970 the international breakthrough came as “Mungo Jerry” with the summer hit In the Summertime .
In addition to his band project Mungo Jerry Dorset ran his own recording studio from 1978 and also acted as a composer and producer for other bands. In 1980 the singer Kelly Marie had a worldwide hit with the song Feels like I'm in Love , which Dorset had actually composed for Elvis Presley , but which could no longer record it.
Together with Peter Green (formerly Fleetwood Mac ) and Vincent Crane ( Atomic Rooster ) Dorset founded the blues band Katmandu , which recorded the album A Case for the Blues in 1984 . Ray Dorset acted as singer, guitarist and producer and wrote four songs for the album. In the course of the following years the longplayer was released on various labels and is currently sold on Snapper Records as Peter Green's Katmandu / A Case for the Blues . A second LP from Katmandu was not made in the second half of the 1980s, because Vincent Crane passed away.
In the 1990s, Dorset composed pop and rock songs as well as children's songs as well as film and television titles, including for the television series "Prospects". Their signature song of the same name brought Dorset back to the British charts under the stage name Made in England . The 1990 Oscar-winning Irish film The Crying Game featured his number 1 hit Baby Jump as the theme song . In 1995 the pop star Shaggy had a top hit worldwide with In the Summertime in a new version. Ray Dorset recorded and produced the music track for it.
Ray Dorset received the Ivor Novello Award three times . In 2000, Sony also honored the composer: In the Summertime received the Sony Award for the most successful summer hit of all time with 30 million sales worldwide. In 2004 Ray Dorset took part in the “British Legends of Rhythm & Blues” tour and played as singer and guitarist with Colin Hodgkinson (formerly Alexis Korner ), Zoot Money , Long John Baldry and others.
Comparisons by the critics between Marc Bolan ( T. Rex ) and Mr. Mungo Jerry Ray Dorset were drawn repeatedly in the early 1970s in relation to the two's distinctive vibrato voices. In 2001 Ray Dorset and other artists (such as Chris Farlowe ) participated in a tribute album for the late Marc Bolan released on Cherry Red Records and re-recorded the Bolan songs Hot Love and I Love to Boogie .
Ray Dorset has been married to his third wife Britta, a German, since 1995. He lived in Bielefeld with his wife and two sons for over 10 years and has been living in England again since summer 2010. In addition to his English Mungo Jerry band, he tours with the “Mungo Jerry Blues Band”, which consists of German musicians. Ray Dorset also appears as a solo act, sometimes accompanied by a member of Mungo Jerry's original line-up, such as Mike Cole on double bass or percussionist Joe Rush.
Discography (Ray Dorset solo)
- Cold Blue Excursion - Dawn (LP 1972)
- Forgotten Land / New Way of Life (Single 1980)
- A Case for the Blues (as Peter Green & Friends) (CD 1984)
- Cold Blue Excursion - BeatGoesOn (CD 1995)
- No Frills - Ray Dorset sings Folk Songs (Fan Club CD 1999)
- Katmandu (feat.Peter Green / Ray Dorset / Vincent Crane) (CD 2000)
Web links
- Sound carriers and sheet music by Ray Dorset in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Robertson: Whatever happened to In The Summertime singer Mungo Jerry. April 26, 2014, accessed October 30, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dorset, Ray |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dorset, Raymond Edward |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British rock musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 21, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ashford , Kent , England |