# William Ray | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/william-ray
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-19 15:28 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/william-ray
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: William Ray
- Visible lyric pages: 8

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `william-ray`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-19 15:28 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-7053d51271acf2b6
- Visible lyric pages: 8
- Pages with stored lyric text: 8
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 6329
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 1
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 1
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Deep River, Go Down, Moses, Gospel train, Joshua Fit The Battle, No Hiding Place, Ride On, Jesus, Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child, and Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

William Ray was a musical ensemble that formed in Los Angeles during the 1960s. The group took its name from lead singer William Ray, who worked with musicians including Billy Jones on guitar, John Smith on bass, and Paul Taylor on drums. Their debut album was simply called "William Ray" and included the song "Deep River." They also recorded other spirituals and gospel standards like "Go Down, Moses" and "Joshua...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Deep River — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/deep-river
2. Go Down, Moses — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/go-down-moses
3. Gospel train — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/gospel-train
4. Joshua Fit The Battle — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/joshua-fit-the-battle
5. No Hiding Place — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/no-hiding-place
6. Ride On, Jesus — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/ride-on-jesus
7. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/sometimes-i-feel-like-a-motherless-child
8. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot — https://lyroverse.com/william-ray/swing-low-sweet-chariot