@mama.rocks.13: ✨️R A Y S T E V E N S✨️ "Mississippi Squirrel Revival written by Ray Stevens Third track He Thinks He's Ray Stevens twenty-first studio album Released November 1984 Single Released December 1984 B-side "Ned Nostril" Mississippi Squirrel Revival" was the biggest hit from this album reaching No. 20 Hot Country Singles early 1985 Stevens uses comic storytelling to frame what occurs when a young adolescent boy catches a squirrel (while visiting his grandmother in Pascagoula, Mississippi), brings it into church, where several self-righteous members – including one in particular with "secrets" to hide – are prominent members and the squirrel breaks loose from a box the boy has kept it in. As the squirrel wreaks havoc several members admit to their fellow congregation members their faults, and by song's end they all make a vow to change. Originally not intended to be a single, but it was rush-released when various radio stations began playing it. Stevens felt that its release would help re-establish him as a novelty artist after several albums mostly composed of serious material. Stevens felt that novelty music was experiencing a revival in the middle 1980s after a period in the early 1980s where it was not as popular. ✨️Music Video✨️ As with many other Stevens songs a music video was produced several years later, with the songwriters in prominent roles; Cyrus "Buddy" Kalb played the squirrel's first target ✨️Personnel✨️ Ray Stevens~ lead vocals, bg vocals keyboards and synthesizers Mark Casstevens~rhythm guitar Steve Gibson~ electric guitars, banjo, dobro Stuart Keathley~bass Jack Williams~bass Jerry Carrigan~drums Terry McMillan~harmonica Lisa Silver~fiddle, bg vocals Diane Tidwell~bg vocals The Nashville String Machine strings ✨️67 Year Career ✨️ Harold Ray Ragsdale Bor January 24, 1939 Clarkdale, Georgia, U.S. At age 18, Stevens signed to Capitol Records' Prep Records division in 1957, and produced the single "Silver Bracelet", with a cover of "Rang Tang Ding Dong" as the B-side. The single was met with a positive review from Billboard. The B-side was originally recorded by doo-wop group The Cellos in 1956 Ray Stevens Announces Final Run of Live Shows for 2024 but the country music icon is not stepping entirely out of the public eye. Rather, the 85-year-old entertainer is slowing his live performance schedule way down to focus on recording. Stevens' six-decade-plus career has yielded him a string of hits that includes "Everything Is Beautiful" and "Misty," as well as signature comedy hits including "The Streak" "Gitarzan" "Mississippi Squirrel Revival" and more. #raystevens #noveltysong #80sthrowbacksongs #80soldiesongs #musichistory #ifonlyfor59seconds

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