DESCRIPTION:
Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Utgitt: 1977
Låtskriver: Joel Jaffe

(Soundstage 1979)
Red Winged blackbird was written by Ray's doctor Joel Jaffe who operated Rays eye and saved his life!!
Red-Winged Blackbird - Ray Sawyer

Ray Sawyer (February 1, 1937 - December 31, 2018) was an American singer and vocalist with the 1970s rock band Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show. Though primarily a backing vocalist and occasional percussionist on congas or maracas, he sang lead on their hit song "The Cover of Rolling Stone" and was a recognizable presence in the band owing to the eyepatch and cowboy hat he was. He was also the uncle of the Wild Fire vocalist, Zack Sawyer.

Personal life
Sawyer lost his right eye in a 1967 automobile accident. He said the following about his life around the time of his accident: "I must have played all the clubs from Houston to Charleston until I decided I was going insane from too much beans and music, and I gave it up. I saw a John Wayne movie and proceeded to Portland, Oregon, to be a logger complete with plaid shirt, caulk boots, and pike pole. On the way my car slipped on the road and the accident left me with the eye patch I now wear. I ran straight back to the beans and music and vowed, 'Here I will stay'. " #DrHook #RaySawyer #Pop #Rock #RonjasCountryMusic #70s #70sMusic #RonjasDrHookChannel