Singer/Songwriter & former Exile Keyboardist Mark Gray (1952-2016) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Zoneboy · 12-02-2016, 09:23 PM

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Singer/songwriter Mark Gray was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he began singing gospel music and learned to play piano. Later, he became a finalist on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour.

While singing with the Revelations, he was spotted by the Oak Ridge Boys, who asked Gray to join their publishing company and appear on their tours.

From there he joined Exile, in 1979, where he co-wrote with J.P. Pennington, "Take Me Down" (1982) and "The Closer You Get" (1983), which became major hits for Alabama. In 1981 Gray became a solo artist and released 3 albums with CBS which earned him 4 Top Ten Hits. Gray was also well known for his duet with Tammy Wynette, "Sometimes When We Touch".

The family will be receiving friends on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. and on Monday from 10 a.m. until the service at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN. The Funeral Service, conducted by Pastor Danny Sellars, is 11 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2016, in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home. Interment in Learned, Mississippi. Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN 615.444.9393.

Zoneboy · 12-02-2016, 09:33 PM

AB · 12-03-2016, 04:39 PM

Rest in peace.

12-02-2016, 09:23 PM	#1
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,349	Singer/Songwriter & former Exile Keyboardist Mark Gray (1952-2016) Link Singer/songwriter Mark Gray was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where he began singing gospel music and learned to play piano. Later, he became a finalist on the Ted Mack Amateur Hour. While singing with the Revelations, he was spotted by the Oak Ridge Boys, who asked Gray to join their publishing company and appear on their tours. From there he joined Exile, in 1979, where he co-wrote with J.P. Pennington, "Take Me Down" (1982) and "The Closer You Get" (1983), which became major hits for Alabama. In 1981 Gray became a solo artist and released 3 albums with CBS which earned him 4 Top Ten Hits. Gray was also well known for his duet with Tammy Wynette, "Sometimes When We Touch". The family will be receiving friends on Sunday from 3-7 p.m. and on Monday from 10 a.m. until the service at Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN. The Funeral Service, conducted by Pastor Danny Sellars, is 11 a.m. Monday, December 5, 2016, in the chapel of Sellars Funeral Home. Interment in Learned, Mississippi. Arrangements by Sellars Funeral Home, Lebanon TN 615.444.9393.
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12-02-2016, 09:33 PM	#2
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,349	"TaKe Me Down" & "The Closer You Get" (Exile & Alabama versions)

12-03-2016, 04:39 PM	#3
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	Rest in peace.