Raymond "Ray" Davis (Sumter, South Carolina, March 29, 1940 – July 5, 2005 New Brunswick, New Jersey) was an American singer. March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

He was the original bass singer and one of the founding members of The Parliaments, Parliament and Funkadelic. He has more recently performed in The Original P which consisted of four founding members of Parliament and was briefly in The Temptations. Ray replaced the original bass singer of the Temptations' Melvin Franklin on the album "For Lovers Only" (1995) and in the group after Franklin's death in 1995. Davis left the group after being diagnosed with throat cancer. "Stingray" Davis died on the evening of Tuesday, July 5th, 2005 of respiratory problems.