Ray Davis (musician)

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Raymond "Ray" Davis (born March 29, 1940, in Sumter, South Carolina - died July 5, 2005, New Brunswick, New Jersey) was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic. He also performed in The Original P which consisted of four founding members of Parliament, and he was briefly in The Temptations. Davis replaced the original bass singer of the Temptations Melvin Franklin on the album For Lovers Only and was in the group after Franklin's death in 1995. Davis left the group after being diagnosed with throat cancer. In later years, he performed with former Temptation Glenn Leonard in Leonard's group, The Temptations Experience. Davis died on the evening of Tuesday, July 5, 2005, of respiratory problems.

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NAME	Davis, Ray
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Davis, Raymond
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American bass singer
DATE OF BIRTH	March 29, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sumter, South Carolina
DATE OF DEATH	July 5, 2005
PLACE OF DEATH	New Brunswick, New Jersey