[1] He also recorded the original version of "Got My Mind Set on You", later a number-one hit for George Harrison.
He stood just 5' tall and first recorded as Little Jimmy Ray, releasing "Make Her Mine" on the Galliant label in 1959.
[2][3] Using the name James Ray, his first recording was of Clark's song, "If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody", arranged by Hutch Davie.
The label released four singles by Ray, two written by Clark and all produced by Davie, but they were unsuccessful.
[3] In an interview published in 2020, Gerry Granahan recalled that he was asked to formally identify Ray's body when it was discovered, about ten months after his LP had been released.