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Dobie Gray (born Lawrence Darrow Brown; July 26, 1940 – December 6, 2011) was an American singer and songwriter. Gray's music spanned multiple genres, including soul , country , pop , and musical theater .
"Drift Away" is a song written by Mentor Williams in 1970 and first recorded by British singer Mike Berry on his 1972 album Drift Away. A version by John Henry Kurtz was released two months later in November 1972. [1] [2] Mentor Williams was a country songwriter, and John Henry Kurtz was an actor and swamp rock singer.
The song combines country and hip-hop elements, [1] opening with acoustic guitar strums and audio samples of people talking in a bar. Dustin Lynch recounts a romantic encounter in the opening verse and sings in the melody of "Drift Away" during the chorus, [2] in which he describes his ideal environment to spend time with a "country girl": a six-pack, some Brooks & Dunn and a Chevrolet.
Mentor Ralph Williams (June 11, 1946 – November 16, 2016) was an American songwriter and producer. He is best known for writing "Drift Away", a popular song first performed by Mike Berry in 1972 and popularized by Dobie Gray the following year, and has since been covered by multiple artists.
Dobie Gray - “Drift Away” (from Season 1, Episode 13) Edward Bear - "Last Song" (from Season 1, Episode 7) January 5, 1974 18 Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show January 12, 1974 19 Smokey Robinson January 19, 1974 20 Steve Miller January 26, 1974 21 Helen Reddy [5]
A hit single was released, a cover version of Dobie Gray's 1973 Top 5 hit, "Drift Away" – also including Gray as a guest vocalist. Kracker's version of this song peaked at No. 9 on the Hot 100 one week to the day after Gray's 63rd birthday, and it set a record for most weeks at No. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, remaining atop this chart ...
John Henry Kurtz (1945 – March 8, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter and actor best known for performing the song "Drift Away", though the most popular version of it is recorded by Dobie Gray. Biography
No Stranger to Shame is the second studio album by American recording artist Uncle Kracker.It was released on August 27, 2002 via Lava Records.The album peaked at number 43 on the Billboard 200, spawning two charted singles "In a Little While" and "Drift Away" (featuring original singer Dobie Gray), the latter reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.