Ray Stevens Laments Lack of Comedy on Radio With such notable recordings to his credit as "In the Mood," "Shriners' Convention," as well as the perennial Yuletide classic "Santa Claus Is Watching ...

From 1979 to 1984 Stevens was with RCA Records. His major hit during that time was "Shriner's Convention", inspired from a real experience in hotel booked full of Shriners. In 1984 Ray signed with MCA ...

The Country Music Hall of Famer is well-known for humorous songs such as "The Stream" and "Shriner's Convention," but it's been half a decade or so since he's focused a full record on his funny side.

Stevens was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1980. His hits include 'Ahab the Arab,' 'Everything Is Beautiful,' 'Gitarzan,' 'Jeremiah Peabody's Polyunsaturated Quick ...

Stevens' 90-minute set featured many of his signature songs such as "The Streak," "Mississippi Squirrel Revival," "Misty," "Gitarzan," "It's Me Again ...