Contents • • • • • • • • • • • Background [ ] Gray was born near. His birth name was most likely Lawrence Darrow Brown, listed in birth records as being born in 1940 to Jane and Jethro C. Other sources suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some early recordings. He discovered through his grandfather, a minister. Career [ ] In the early 1960s Gray moved to, intending to pursue an acting career while also singing to make money. He recorded for several local labels under the names Leonard Ainsworth, Larry Curtis, and Larry Dennis, before directed him toward the small independent Stripe Records. They suggested that he record under the name 'Dobie Gray', an allusion to the then-popular.

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His first taste of success came in 1963 when his seventh single 'Look At Me', on the Cor-Dak label and recorded with, reached #91 on the. However, his first album, Look!, failed to sell. Greater success came in early 1965 when his original recording of ' (recorded later that year as an instrumental by, and also covered in 1965 by ) reached #13. Written by Billy Page and arranged by his brother, and produced by Fred Darian, Gray's record reached #11 on the US, and #25 in the. The follow-up, 'See You at the Go-Go', recorded with such top session musicians as Kaye,, and, also reached the Hot 100, and he issued an album, Dobie Gray Sings For 'In' Crowders That Go 'Go Go,' which featured some self-penned songs. Gray continued to record, albeit with little success, for small labels such as Charger and, as well as contributing to movie soundtracks.

He also spent several years working as an actor, including two and a half years in the Los Angeles production of. Download cubase 5 full. In 1970, while working there, he joined a band,, as singer and percussionist. They were managed by actor (best known as 'Jethro' in ) and released two albums of soul-inspired psychedelic rock, Pollution I and Pollution II. The band included singer and guitarist/singer James Quill Smith. He also worked at on recordings with songwriter. In 1972, he won a with (shortly before it became part of ) to make an album with producer —Paul's brother—in. Among the songs they recorded at the, co-owned by session musicians and, was Mentor Williams' ', featuring a guitar riff.

Released as a single, the song rose to #5 on the US pop chart and remains Dobie Gray's signature song. It placed at #17 in the, sold over 1 million copies, and was awarded a by the on July 5, 1973. The follow-up, a version of ' much-covered song ', hit #61. Gray also released three albums with MCA, Drift Away, Loving Arms, and Hey, Dixie, but later stated that MCA were unsure of how to market the albums -- 'They didn't know where to place a black guy in country music.' In the mid-1970s, he moved permanently to Nashville and signed for, writing songs in collaboration with. His last solo hit singles were 'If Love Must Go', #78 in 1976, and 'You Can Do It', #37 in 1978.

He increasingly concentrated on songwriting, writing songs for a variety of artists including,,,,. He also toured in Europe, Australia and Africa in the 1970s. He performed in South Africa only after persuading the authorities to allow him to play to integrated audiences, becoming the first artist to do so. His popularity in South Africa continued through numerous subsequent concert tours. Dobie Gray re-emerged as a recording artist for in the mid-1980s, recording with producer. He placed two singles on the US in 1986-87, including 'That's One to Grow On' which peaked at #35. His country albums included From Where I Stand in 1986, and he made several appearances at ' popular concerts.