Look Homeward Angel By Johnnie Ray

Johnnie Ray was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist who enjoyed major popularity for most of the 1950s. He has been cited by many critics as a major precursor of what would become rock and roll. His jazz and blues-influenced music and his animated stage persona made him one of the first teen idols. In 1951 his "Cry" and "The Little White Cloud That Cried" both reached #1 on the Billboard charts. In March, 1952, he had three songs at once in the Billboard Top Ten. His cover of Nat King Coles "Walkin' My Baby Back Home" reached #4 on the Billboard charts. His last major hit was "Just Walkin' in the Rain" in 1956. This selection reached #36 in 1957, shortly before he moved to Europe where he finished his career.