Eddy Raven (born August 19, 1944 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is an American singer and songwriter. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lafayette is a city located on the Vermilion River in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana. ...

Born Edward Garvin Futch, he learned to play the guitar from his father and by the time he was 13, he had his first band. An outstanding baseball player, he attended the University of Southwestern Louisiana on a baseball scholarship but any hopes of a Major League career were dashed by a severe injury. The classical guitar typically has 3 nylon and 3 nickel-wound strings. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium in Saint Louis, Missouri. ... University of Louisiana at Lafayette is also known as UL Lafayette. ... Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in North America. ...

Influenced by Cajun music, the country music sounds from popular radio broadcasts such as the Louisiana Hayride, New Orleans blues, and the new sounds of rock and roll, Raven developed his own unique sound. His songwriting abilities led to him being signed by Don Gant to a publishing deal with Acuff-Rose Music that eventually led to him moving to Nashville, Tennessee where he started recording for himself in 1974. The Cajuns are an ethnic group consisting essentially of the descendants of Acadians who came from Nova Scotia to Louisiana as a result of their refusal to swear allegiance to the British Crown. ... Country music, once known as country and western music, is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... The Louisiana Hayride, was a radio broadcast from the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 spawned the careers of the some of the greatest names in American music. ... The blues have been an important part of New Orleans music since the earliest years of the 20th century. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Donald W. Gant ( October 24, 1942 - March 15, 1987) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Acuff-Rose Music was a Nashville, Tennessee music publishing firm. ... Downtown Nashville at dusk, viewed from the Gateway Bridge Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee. ...

In the 1980s, Eddy Raven had a string of top ten songs, including six that went to No. 1 on the country music charts.