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Unfortunately, Ray Lake’s personal problems were starting to create difficulties, and he left The Real Thing in 1991. He died nine years later, aged just 48. For 26 years the group continued as a trio – Eddy, Chris and Dave – performing live across the world to their incredibly loyal fan-base, which sustained them musically and creatively.
Aug 7, 2020 · Everything: The Real Thing Story (BBC Four) travels back in time to the year when the quartet – Chris Amoo, Dave Smith, Kenny Davis and Ray Lake, later joined by Chris’s brother Eddie –...
Feb 11, 2020 · They’re now down to a duo, Chris Amoo and childhood friend Dave Smith (Chris’s older brother Eddie died in 2018; fellow bandmate Ray Lake died in 2000), but The Real Thing’s beat hasn’t stopped...
Jan 31, 2018 · The Real Thing's last chart appearance was featuring on the dance track 'So Much Love To Give' by the Freeloaders in 2005, which sampled 'Love's Such a Wonderful Thing' and reached number 9. Kenny Davis left the group relatively early on, and member Ray Lake sadly passed away in 2000.
Ray Lake (b. 11th February 1946, Liverpool, England, U.K.) Formed in 1970, the Real Thing, for the previous decade, went under the name of the Chants (not to be confused with another group of U.S. singers performing at this time).
Aug 8, 2020 · Ray Lake, the product of children’s homes of the time, was a beautiful singer and a deeply troubled soul who sought release in drink and drugs. The years rolled on, and The Real Thing...
6 days ago · Lake-goers are recounting a tragic Fourth of July incident on Lake Ray Hubbard where two people drowned. They say a boat malfunctioned, causing a group to fall into the water.
