Ray Stevens

2000s:. 'Til Tuesday essentially broke up after the release of Everything's Different Now, although Mann toured under that name as a solo artist while legal problems with the band's label, Epic, prevented her from beginning work on a solo record. 1990s:. Shear collaborated with Matthew Sweet on the album's title track; it also features "The Other End (of the Telescope)," a collaboration between Mann and Elvis Costello on which Costello provides a guest vocal. 1980s:. At about the same time, Mann's two-year relationship with singer-songwriter Jules Shear, whom she had been dating since the release of the "Voices Carry" album, came to an end; this breakup somewhat informed the band's final album, 1988's Everything's Different Now, particularly in the song "J for Jules," though Mann has insisted that not every song is about the relationship. 1970s:. After its release Pesce left the band and was replaced by Michael Montes, and guitarists Jon Brion and Clayton Scoble joined the group.

1960s:. By the 1986 follow-up Welcome Home, Mann was beginning to write more of the songs herself and was moving away from the slick New Wave sound of the band's debut, but the album failed to produce any big hits. 1950s:. As a result, the group won that year's MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. Ray Stevens (born January 24, 1939) is a comedy singer. The band became an early MTV staple with the "Voices Carry" video, which depicts an oppressive boyfriend trying to convert Mann to his upper-class lifestyle; she finally lashes out at him during a concert at Carnegie Hall, standing up from her seat in the audience and belting the lyrics ("He said, shut up! He said, shut up! Oh God, can't you keep it down?...") as she removes her cap to reveal her signature spiky, rat-tailed hair. Osama-Yo' Mama, The Album - 2002. 'Til Tuesday is considered by some as a one-hit wonder because of the success of its debut single, "Voices Carry" (from the 1985 album of the same name); the song is said to have been inspired by an argument between Mann and Hausman, who had broken off a relationship before the album's release.

Ray Stevnes All-Time Greatest Hits - 2001. The group first gained fame six months after its formation when it won radio station WBCN's battle of the bands competition in 1983, and later signed with Epic Records. Funniest Characters - 2000. Its original lineup was bassist/vocalist Aimee Mann, guitarist/vocalist Robert Holmes, keyboardist Joey Pesce and drummer Michael Hausman. Ear Candy - 2000. 'Til Tuesday was an American New Wave band formed in Boston in 1982. Ray Stevens The Last Laugh - 1999. Coming Up Close: A Retrospective (greatest-hits collection) (1996).

Ray Stevens - The Country Hits Collection - 1998. Everything's Different Now (1988). Ray Stevens - Golden Classics/Collector's Edition - 1997. Welcome Home (1986). Ray Stevens - Christmas Through A Different Window - 1997. Voices Carry (1985). The Best Of Ray Stevens - 1997.

Ray Stevens - The Streak - 1997. Hum It - 1997. Gitarzan - 1996. Even Stevens - 1996.

Ray Stevens - All-Time Hits - 1996. Great Gospel Songs - 1996. Ray Stevens - Everything Is Beautiful - 1996. 3 CD Set - 1995.

3 CD Or Cassette Set - 1995. Ray Stevens Live! - 1995. Ray Stevens - 20 Comedy Hits - 1995. Get Serious! The Original Movie Soundtrack - 1994.

The Legendary Ray Stevens And Jim Stafford - 1993. Classic Ray Stevens - 1993. A Brighter Day - 1993. The Gospel Side Of Ray Stevens - 1992.

Ray Stevens/Jim Stafford - 1992. Everything Is Beautiful - 1992. Ahab The Arab - 1992. Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 4 - 1991.

Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 3 - 1991. #1 With A Bullet - 1991. Lend Me Your Ears - 1990. His All Time Greatest Comic Hits - 1990.

Everything Is Beautiful And Other Hits - 1990. Ray Stevens - At His Best - 1989. Funny Man - 1989. Beside Myself - 1989.

I Never Made A Record I Didn't Like - 1988. Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 2 - 1987. Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Volume 1 - 1987. Get The Best Of Ray Stevens - 1987.

Crackin' Up - 1987. The Very Best Of Ray Stevens/Roger Miller - 1986. Surely You Joust - 1986. Ray Stevens Collector's Series - 1985.

I Have Returned - 1985. Ray Stevens Greatest Hits - 1984. Ray Stevens Collection - 1984. Mississippi Squirrel Revival - 1984.

He Think's He's Ray Stevens - 1984. Me - 1983. Greatest Hits - 1983. Turn Your Radio On - 1982.

Don't Laugh Now - 1982. One More Last Chance - 1981. Oh Lonesome Me - 1981. Wild and Crazy - 1980.

Shriner's Convention - 1980. The Best Of Ray Stevens - 1979. The Ray Stevens Greatest Hits Collection - 1979. The Feeling's Not Right Again - 1979.

Be Your Own Best Friend - 1978. There Is Something on Your Mind - 1978. The Remarkable Ray Stevens - 1977. The Many Sides of Ray Stevens - 1977.

Feel the Music - 1977. Just for the Record - 1976. Both Sides of Ray Stevens - 1976. The Very Best of Ray Stevens - 1975.

Misty - 1975. Turn Your Radio On - 1974. Boogity - Boogity - 1974. Nashville - 1973.

Losin' Streak - 1973. Ray Stevens Greatest Hits - 1971. Ray Stevens Rock & Roll Show - 1971. Everything is Beautiful - 1970.

Unreal - 1970. Have a Little Talk with Myself - 1969. Gitarzan - 1969. Even Setevens - 1968.

The Best of Ray Stevens - 1967. Ray 'Ahab The Arab' Stevens And Hal Winters - 1965. This is Ray Stevens - 1963. 1837 Seconds of Humor - 1962.

The NRC Years 1958-1960.