Mark Gray | |
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Birth name | Mark Eugene Gray |
Born |
Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. |
October 24, 1952
Died |
December 2, 2016 (aged 64) Lebanon, Tennessee, U.S. |
Genres | Country |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals, keyboards |
Years active | 1979–1988 |
Labels | Columbia, 615 |
Associated acts | Exile |
Mark Eugene Gray (October 24, 1952 – December 2, 2016) was an American singer-songwriter and country music artist. He recorded both as a solo artist for Columbia Records and as a member of the country pop band Exile, of which he was a member between 1979 and 1982.
Gray's solo career included three albums and eight Top 40 country hits, of which the highest-peaking is the No. 6 Tammy Wynette duet "Sometimes When We Touch", a cover of the Dan Hill song. Gray also co-wrote "Take Me Down" and "The Closer You Get", both of which were originally recorded by Exile and later became Number One hits for Alabama. Other songs that Gray co-wrote include "It Ain't Easy Being Easy" for Janie Fricke and "Second Hand Heart" for Gary Morris. He died on December 2, 2016, at the age of 64.