Eddy Raven
Eddy Raven is an American country singer-songwriter whose Louisiana roots gave his music a distinctive Cajun flavor. Across the 1980s he scored six #1 country hits and a long run of top-ten singles, and he wrote songs recorded by acts including the Oak Ridge Boys.
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- Born Edward Garvin Futch on August 19, 1944, in Lafayette, Louisiana.
- Cut his debut album That Cajun Country Sound (1969) for the La Louisianne label.
- Wrote “Thank God for Kids,” a hit for the Oak Ridge Boys.
- “I Got Mexico” became his first #1 country single in 1984.
- Followed with #1 hits including “Shine, Shine, Shine,” “I'm Gonna Get You,” and “Bayou Boys” in the late 1980s.
- Logged eighteen top-ten country hits over his career.
