Country Pop Bites: Collin Raye – January 4

Did you know that on this day in Country Music History in 1992 Collin Raye posted his first #1 country single?

It's true! It was with "Love, Me!" Check out the video!

Here are 5 interesting facts about Collin Raye.

• His real name is Floyd Elliot Wray.
• His mother, Lois Wray, was a local musician; in the 1950s, she served as an opening act for several Sun Records artists, including Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins.
• By the 1980s, Collin and his brother Scott began a country-rock band called the Wray Brothers Band, in which Collin assumed the stage name Bubba Wray.
• He is also known for dealing with social issues in his material. “Little Rock”, for example, tells of a recovering alcoholic; its music video included the number for Al-Anon, as a means of public service announcement.
• His song “She’s With Me” is a tribute to his granddaughter, Haley, who died from a severe but undiagnosed brain disorder.