Soul singer Dobie Gray, known for the 1973 hit "Drift Away," died yesterday at the age of 71, his website reported. The cause of death was not revealed. Gray was born in 1940 to a family of ...

Singer Dobie Gray, who had an enormous hit with 1973's "Drift Away," has died at age 71. Gray's personal website confirms the news. No cause of death was listed. According to Gray's site, he was born ...

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"Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul. I wanna get lost in your rock 'n' roll, and drift away." So sang Dobie Gray nearly 40 years ago, exposing a little-known, quasi-spiritual song from 1972 that, ...

Soul singer Dobie Gray, known for the 1973 hit "Drift Away," died yesterday at the age of 71, his website reported. The cause of death was not revealed. Gray was born in 1940 to a family of ...

The singer's country-soul hit was a radio staple for decades, even as recently as 2003 when Uncle Kracker covered the song and reached no. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100. On Dec. 6, the Detroit rocker ...

Dobie Gray was more than a smooth balladeer who recorded the timeless hit “Drift Away” in 1973. He wrote songs for an array of country and pop performers, was a trailblazing entertainer in South ...

Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul / I wanna get lost in your rock ‘n’ roll / And drift away … So sang Dobie Gray nearly 40 years ago, exposing a little-known, quasi-spiritual song from 1972 that, ...

Gimme the beat, boys, and free my soul / I wanna get lost in your rock ‘n’ roll / And drift away … So sang Dobie Gray nearly 40 years ago, exposing a little-known, quasi-spiritual song from 1972 that, ...

Soul singer Dobie Gray, known for the 1973 hit “Drift Away,” died yesterday at the age of 71, his website reported. The cause of death was not revealed. Gray was born in 1940 to a family of ...