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RIP Dobie Gray – ‘Drift Away’ Singer Dead at 71 [VIDEO]
Dobie Gray, best known for the 1973 Smash "Drift Away" passed away Tuesday.
Gray was born in Texas, and grew up in a family of sharecroppers, and discovered gospel music through his grandfather, who was a Baptist minister. He moved to Los Angeles in the 1960s to seek his fortune.
Take the jump to watch a cool live version of "Drift Away" recorded by the BBC in 1974.