# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dobie-gray
# Generated: 2026-08-13T02:42:57.391Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/dobie-gray"
name: "Dobie Gray"
slug: "dobie-gray"
description: "Dobie Gray was an American singer and songwriter. Gray's music spanned multiple genres, including soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit songs included \"The 'In' Crowd\" in 1965 and \"Drift Away\". \"Drift Away\" was one of the biggest hits of 1973, has sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay."
tagline: "American singer and songwriter (1940–2011)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dobie_Gray%2C_Bestanddeelnr_927-0102.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1940-07-26"
deathDate: "2011-12-06"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           51.64
  momentum:             0
  historical:           13.65762133333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0113293/"
    handle:    "nm0113293"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/3mC1KCuZZSOlN8Z0M56VsV"
    handle:    "3mC1KCuZZSOlN8Z0M56VsV"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.dobiegray.com"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%8A_%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%8A_(%D9%85%D8%BA%D9%86%D9%8A)"
    title: "دوبي جراي (مغني)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A8%D9%89_%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%89"
    title: "دوبى جراى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%86%D8%A8%DB%8C_%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C"
    title: "دۆبی گرای"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4"
    title: "ドビー・グレイ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobie_Gray"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/fb5d53ea-6090-49cd-b8ab-0d200bacf4c3"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q485961"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1168055"
    title: "Dobie Gray"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump