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News & Current Events Apr 8, 2026 at 6:29 PM

Country star Ray Stevens recovering after breaking neck

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Country star Ray Stevens recovering after breaking neck
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Country star Ray Stevens recovering after breaking neck
Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Ray Stevens has broken his neck and is recovering at home

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LastWave Apr 8, 2026 +100
Looked up Ray a long time ago. He was doing Obama birther stuff.
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Smartset1 Apr 9, 2026 +17
He went from “Everything is Beautiful” to “Mi Casa Su Casa”… guess Hispanics aren’t beautiful after all.
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CirnoWhiterock Apr 9, 2026 +17
A real shame too as his old 80s work is legendary, but I guess he found the conservative grift to be easy money.
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FredFredrickson Apr 8, 2026 +23
Sigh. Sounds about right.
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ManOfManliness84 Apr 9, 2026 +17
Some of his "modern" lyrics: Weirdos trying to change the world Telling girls they're boys And boys, they're girls It's like trying to tell us a ham and cheese Is a peanut butter sandwich Well, you don't get ham and cheese From a peanut butter jar And you don't confuse and abuse the children This time, they've gone too far Yes and there's disorder down on the border Yeah troubles like we've never seen before Oh there's disorder down on the border Oh they're turning our border into a revolving door Well when we complain about the situation They scream we're anti-immigration
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DirectPepper7695 Apr 8, 2026 +86
If he don't leave that cyclone alone, one of these days he ain't going home.
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Septopuss7 Apr 8, 2026 +20
"You see them two big dudes over there?" He turned and looked, and said: "over where?"
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jimes00 Apr 8, 2026 +16
He turned around, and son of a gun, THEY WAS GONE!
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DirectPepper7695 Apr 8, 2026 +3
Your talking about the 2 good old boys that weight 210 and they'd take on a grizzly with a switch at night?
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Fellatination Apr 8, 2026 +148
The Mississippi Squirrel Revival, The Streak, and It's Me Again Margaret had childhood me laughing my ass off. I hope he recovers well.
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ChewyBacca1976 Apr 8, 2026 +75
Don’t look Ethel!
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Posaquatl Apr 8, 2026 +37
Too late, she'd already been mooned.
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MoroseOverdose Apr 8, 2026 +21
Flashed her right there in front of the shock absorbers
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Ok-disaster2022 Apr 8, 2026 +30
Don't look up his more recent stuff. It's all terrible lyrics and terrible production value and it's all terrible takes on politics. 
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PSteak Apr 8, 2026 +4
Damn, that's too bad. That's what happened to Gallagher.
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jaytrade21a Apr 8, 2026 +3
Isn't not even Gallagher but his brother? Like he licensed his likeness to his brother who never even told jokes but just smashed fruit? Something like that, I didn't keep up.
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PSteak Apr 9, 2026 +7
I think OG Gallagher ended up as like some Right-Wing hack comedian in his later years. The Brother Vs. Brother saga was something else. I could research this, but I don't really feel like deep-diving into Gallagher lore at the moment. Whatever else can be said, the guy could smash the hell out of a watermelon and that's how I want to remember him.
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graveybrains Apr 8, 2026 +15
Are ya ***nekkiiiiiid!***
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GayGeekInLeather Apr 8, 2026 +15
My family had a couple of his performances on vhs as well as Dorf Goes Fishing. Sittin’ Up With The Dead was a great song.
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Fellatination Apr 8, 2026 +9
Sittin' Up With The Dead is another awesome one. I think it was on the same tapes as the others I had.
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GayGeekInLeather Apr 8, 2026 +6
This is [the one I remember](https://www.amazon.com/Ray-Stevens-Comedy-Video-Classics/dp/6303377203) we had growing up
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Fellatination Apr 8, 2026 +6
Yes, the same here! We also had the Live one but I didn't like it as much.
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Sudden-Option3790 Apr 9, 2026
Same!! Classic. Now I gotta look all this up again. God... I haven't heard or watched any of this in decades... should be a good trip back down memory lane. I remember Ray, Ernest, Red Green. They were my dudes.
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saint_ryan Apr 8, 2026 +4
I hollered, “Rev, that kitchen ain’t got no door in it!” He said, “Don’t worry son, it have in a minute.”
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jesonnier1 Apr 8, 2026 +1
That's his greatest hits VHS. My grandparent's had it.
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No-Philosopher3248 Apr 8, 2026 +1
Wasn’t Dorf Tim Conway?
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GayGeekInLeather Apr 8, 2026 +1
That was
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Sudden-Option3790 Apr 9, 2026 +1
My previous comment wondering abkut the.. YEAH! Sittin' Up With The Dead was one of my favorites when I was a wee lad.
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ManOfManliness84 Apr 9, 2026 +4
Just dont look at his more "modern" stuff
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defiancy Apr 8, 2026 +5
I didn't even know he was still alive, those songs were a part of my childhood too!
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ABlindManPlays Apr 8, 2026 +4
I still have his chicken version of "In The Mood" on my Spotify playlist with nothing but chicken and bird related songs. I play it every time I play my Diablo 3 Angry Chicken build.
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lordunholy Apr 8, 2026 +3
Eric the Awful!
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Sudden-Option3790 Apr 9, 2026
Yeah, me too! When I was really little, he was my jam. Watching his videos. Also, loving music (I turned into a musician, go figure) but, which was the.... it was at a funeral home I think and the song was about the guy coming back to life or whatever and it got all "scary" and stuff. That was one of my favorites. Also, the It's Me Again Margret too, lol... granted... could be problematic now, lol... which I can understand why, lol. But I just remember him being a creeper and calling her and being like "I'm gonna get a weed-eater, chicken feathers, whipped cream" ect, lol. Granted these are like 35 year old memories so I am sure I could be misremembering. Either way, love Ray. Hope he heals well. He brought me such joy and song to sing and visuals too. Edited: Just to clean my jumbled mess of words up a little, lol. Also, spelt "Yeaj" instead of "Yeah" right out of the gate, lol.
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releaseepsteinfiles1 Apr 9, 2026
My aunt had the VHS tape and I watched it ALL THE TIME.
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HereInTheCut Apr 8, 2026 +62
I honestly thought he must have passed years ago.
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AudibleNod Apr 8, 2026 +24
Article says he has a new album dropping this Friday.
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moreobviousthings Apr 8, 2026 +20
So he broke his neck just for the publicity. That man has a crazy sense of humor!
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SunMyungMoonMoon Apr 8, 2026 +13
Sounds like he dropped early
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ScudettoStarved Apr 8, 2026 +4
womp womp
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blaqsupaman Apr 8, 2026 +10
Same here I thought he died in the 90s or something. I think I had him confused with Jerry Clower.
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Smart-Response9881 Apr 8, 2026 +3
I was confused with Ray Stevenson who died a couple years ago. 13!!
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pontiacfirebird92 Apr 8, 2026 +19
What was his "Obama Money" song about?
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Kazman07 Apr 9, 2026 +8
Him (Stevens) admitting he's a grifter
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pixeltackle Apr 8, 2026 +55
#He wrote a song in 2009 against Obama care. How much you wanna bet he's using Medicare though
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lollipop999 Apr 9, 2026 +10
F*** this guy
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oldfogey12345 Apr 8, 2026 +26
He is getting too old to be chasing Coy around the Shriners' convention.
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Mediumofmediocrity Apr 8, 2026 +7
How’d he get that motorsickle up there on the high dive?!?
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PaulSarlo Apr 8, 2026 +6
How the f*** is this guy still alive?
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ManOfManliness84 Apr 9, 2026 +5
One of his newest songs: Well, now, things are strange at my old alma mater They're changing things that they might not oughta And you can call me an old fuddy-duddy, I guess But, they threw out teaching the ABC's Added CRT, and new biology And you can't deny what they call "amazing progress" Especially, since Bubba changed his name to Charlene Went out, enjoying the girls' swimming team Well, now, we've won every race Broke every record in the state And that beats anything I've ever seen
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ManOfManliness84 Apr 9, 2026 +19
He's racist garbage Yeah come to the USA There's no penalty to pay Should you get caught illegally immigratin' Come to the USA It will be your lucky day 'Cause when you get in there's lots of goodies waitin' Like Healthcare, Welfare, Free Education Help with your Voter Registration And drivers license and credit cards And license plates for your old car Lots of jobs for you to do And employers who'll turn a blind eye too Come to the USA! No need to worry about the Constitution We'll help you start a house of prostitution Heres another Weirdos trying to change the world Telling girls they're boys And boys, they're girls It's like trying to tell us a ham and cheese Is a peanut butter sandwich Well, you don't get ham and cheese From a peanut butter jar And you don't confuse and abuse the children This time, they've gone too far Yes and there's disorder down on the border Yeah troubles like we've never seen before Oh there's disorder down on the border Oh they're turning our border into a revolving door Well when we complain about the situation They scream we're anti-immigration
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Expert_Cheesecake695 Apr 8, 2026 +4
Ray Stevens is still alive? Wow
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elconquistador1985 Apr 9, 2026 +11
And a massive right wing bigot, apparently.
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Negative_Gravitas Apr 8, 2026 +11
>His latest album is expected to be released Friday on Curb Records. Son of a gun. Not only still alive, but still recording. I had no idea. (Also: Boggity, boogity!)
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Ok-disaster2022 Apr 8, 2026 +17
His more recent stuff is pretty terrible. Grew up with his tapes. And looked him up years ago and never went back. 
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ManOfManliness84 Apr 9, 2026 +18
Hes been making racist and ridiculous right-wing c*** for 20 years now
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Negative_Gravitas Apr 8, 2026 +3
Yeah, I have to admit, I'm not very tempted to listen to anything he's done in the last few decades. He was definitely amusing and kind of in the playlist when I was in junior high, but now? I don't know, Maybe What I said was mostly just the tip of the Hat. Tears and best of luck out there
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O-parker Apr 8, 2026 +4
Did you see that Ethel ..
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InevitableHimes Apr 8, 2026 +5
Don't LOOK Ethel!
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Plenty_Risk_3414 Apr 8, 2026 +4
He was neighbors in Nashville with Webb Pierce and had a famous feud with him, because Webb had a standing invitation for his fans to tour his house and grounds (and guitar-shaped swimming pool). Ray Stevens would stand in his driveway and holler at the tour busses.
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Efficient_Market1234 Apr 8, 2026 +3
Boy, there's a name I don't think I've heard for like 30+ years.
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Duder_ino Apr 9, 2026 +2
“I was just in here getting my Tiars checked. He just appeared out of the traffic. Come streaking around the grease right there, didn’t have nothin’ on but a smile”
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jeremec Apr 8, 2026 +2
The streak still has a pretty good physique, but maybe he should take a seat.
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combatpaddler Apr 8, 2026 +2
thats what happens when you ride a motorcycle on a diving board.... speedy recovery, i remember listening to his TAPES while i was a kid riding with my grandpa who was a cross country truck driver.
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geekjimmy Apr 8, 2026 +2
That is (Erik the) Awful.
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War_machine77 Apr 8, 2026 +2
Oh no! What will happen to Juanita and the kids?!
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c53x12 Apr 8, 2026 +2
Had no idea he was still alive. My dad used to play "Everything Is Beautiful" on our stereo in the 1970s.
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Smartset1 Apr 9, 2026 +9
Based on his later stuff, he didn’t mean it.
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uneducatedexpert Apr 8, 2026 +2
Oh man, 80s’ family roadtrip soundtrack memories. He was funny as heck when I was a kid. Between him Mel Brooks, and the Far Side I think I developed a good sense of humor.
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theknyte Apr 8, 2026 +1
Well, other than the fact he's been doing it for decades longer than Al. He's been doing novelty songs since the early 60s.
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theknyte Apr 8, 2026 +1
Go back in my comment history a few hours ago, and you'll see I quoted a Weird Al song. I love the guy. But, that's no reason to disparage another artist. Especially one who doesn't even do parody songs, just original novelty songs.
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MiPaKe Apr 8, 2026 +1
The person you're replying to is saying you have "the poor man's Weird Al" backwards. This guy came first. Weird Al came second. Nobody but you was talking about Artificial Intelligence. Weird Al is "the poor man's Ray Stevens"
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herpderpley Apr 8, 2026 +1
Was he working on a Busta Rhymes cover song?
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aipac125 Apr 8, 2026 +1
I hope Charlene came to visit him in the hospital.
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stripmallbars Apr 8, 2026 -2
I’ve met him. He was cranky. His wife is lovely. Get well soon. He made the seventies so much fun!
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Tight_Jellyfish_349 Apr 9, 2026
He has a wonderful cover of Misty that I loved as a kid. Still do. Hope he recovers quickly.  
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JustTerrific Apr 9, 2026 +1
I honestly think his [“Misty”](https://youtu.be/dSO8IzLkkts) is my favorite thing he contributed to music, and I grew up loving his comedy songs as a kid. But he cracked some kind of code with Misty. Took a sleepy jazz standard that has been covered by [Frank Sinatra](https://youtu.be/wyT49GxW-Ps), [Ella Fitzgerald](https://youtu.be/rPOlakkBlj8), [Marty Robbins](https://youtu.be/4Juq0IYDhK8), and on and on and on, and by turning it into a jaunty bluegrass tune brought a lively energy to it that can’t really be found in those other versions.
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Tight_Jellyfish_349 Apr 10, 2026 +2
Thanks for your reply and description of his version.  It brings back so many memories of that summer. I was 11. 
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Gypsymoth606 Apr 8, 2026 -3
Long time fan, hope he’s doing well.
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Buddiechrist Apr 9, 2026 -4
I heard he’s recovering a breakneck speed……. I’ll see myself out.
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Ltsmash99 Apr 9, 2026 -4
When streaking goes wrong.
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