Ray Pillow

Ray Cushion was a vocalist and songwriter most widely known like a prominent publisher renowned for his uncommon present of matching performers with high-quality tunes right for his or her style, Cushion was created in Lynchburg, Virginia, and initial learned to try out the guitar even though bedridden as a teenager. He graduated from senior high school in 1954 and became a member of the Navy. Pursuing his discharge, Cushion gained a bachelor’s level running a business and produced his professional and personal performing debut using his uncle’s music group, the Stardusters. Afterwards, he became their head and remained using the band for quite some time. In 1961, Cushion gained second place on the local National Pet Dairy talent competition in Nashville. Though he had a need to get back to Lynchburg, he recognized an invitation to seem in the Grand Ole Opry. He shortly came back to Nashville and appeared up Joe Taylor, the top of promotion using the Martha Light Company, who acquired promised to greatly help Cushion after hearing him perform. Taylor was accurate to his phrase and Cushion signed an individual management agreement with the business. In 1963 he released his initial two singles, but didn’t genuinely have graph achievement until 1965, with the very best 50 “Consider THE HANDS Off My Center” and his initial Top 20 strike, “MANY THANKS Ma’am.” In 1966, he previously two Best 40 strikes and a high Ten duet with Jean Shepherd, “I’ll Consider your dog.” He afterwards joined up with the Opry, and continued to be there for over 2 decades. He continuing with a reliable stream of strikes through 1970, but dropped from the graphs until 1972 using the minimal strikes “SINCE THAT TIME” and “She’s CARRYING IT OUT to Me Once again.”Pillow’s participation in the administrative end of the business enterprise began the mid-’60s, when he paired up with Taylor in Joe Taylor Musician Administration, Shoji Music Magazines and Ming Music, Inc. In the first ’80s, Cushion teamed with Larry McFaden plus they started Sycamore. In the past due ’80s, he started dealing with the A&R group at Capitol Information and afterwards became an unbiased record consultant.