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  Sugar Ray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sugar Ray is a rock band from Orange County, California.
Sugar Ray's first mainstream hit came in the summer of 1997, with the frequent, perceived by some as constant, radio play of their song "Fly".
By the end of 1997, critics were calling Sugar Ray a one-hit wonder.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sugar_Ray   (266 words)

  
 Sugar Ray Leonard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sugar Ray Leonard (born May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American former professional boxer.
Born Ray Charles Leonard, named for the singing legend Ray Charles, Leonard later adopted the nickname used by Sugar Ray Robinson.
Sugar Ray won by a split decision to become the world's middleweight champion.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sugar_Ray_Leonard   (1706 words)

  
 Sugar Ray Robinson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The end came in 1965, after another 14 bouts and a defeat to Joey Archer.
Sugar Ray Robinson retired from the ring with a record of 173-19-6-2 (108 KOs) in 200 professional bouts, ranking him among the most prolific knock-out winners of all time.
In 2003 Ring magazine ranked him number eleven in the list of all-time greatest punchers in history.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sugar_Ray_Robinson   (1240 words)

  
 ESPN.com: The sugar in the sweet science   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
With his flashy pink Cadillac convertible and his Harlem nightclub, Sugar Ray was as much a part of the New York scene in the forties and fifties as the Copa and Sinatra.
Sugar Ray came home and, two months later in New York, he regained the championship from Turpin before 61,370 fans at the Polo Grounds, winning on a 10th-round TKO.
Sugar Ray cut open Basilio's eye and nose to gain an early advantage before Basilio, the welterweight champion, came back to win a split decision in a furious fight.
espn.go.com /sportscentury/features/00016439.html   (1262 words)

  
 CMT.com : Sugar Ray : Biography
Sugar Ray were formed in Orange County, the heavily suburban area south of Los Angeles, in 1992.
Sugar Ray released their debut album, Lemonade and Brownies, in the spring of 1995.
Sugar Ray returned in the summer of 2001 with their self-titled fourth album, which entered the charts at number six and gave the band its first-ever Top Ten album; meanwhile, the first single, "When It's Over," was another substantial hit in the familiar Sugar Ray mold.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/sugar_ray/bio.jhtml   (820 words)

  
 Sugar Ray Robinson: bio and encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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Sugar Ray Leonard Sugar Ray Leonard quick summary:
Sugar ray leonard (born 1956) is an american who is a former boxer....
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/s/su/sugar_ray_robinson.htm   (3230 words)

  
 Rock On The Net: Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray formed in 1992 with Mark McGrath on vocals, Rodney Sheppard on guitar, Murphy Karges on bass, Craig "DJ Homicide" Bullock, and Stan Frazier on drums.
Sugar Ray rented a run-down studio in New York City to begin work on their second LP.
Sugar Ray toured with the Warped Tour during the summer.
www.rockonthenet.com /artists-s/sugarray_main.htm   (1001 words)

  
 Sugar Ray Leonard personal appearances, olympic gold medalists, representation, Sugar Ray Leonard   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sugar Ray Leonard was born Ray Charles Leonard (named after the singer his mother enjoyed and wished him to become) to a lower middle class family of seven in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Sugar Ray Leonard captured the hearts of Americans when he won the gold medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
Sugar Ray Leonard's charming and charismatic personality has lead to a successful career as a television broadcaster for NBC, ABC, HBO and ESPN.
www.sportsstarsusa.com /olympians/leonard_sugar_ray.html   (674 words)

  
 [ Sugar Ray ]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I just visited the Sugar Ray message board on the official site, a lot people were having a discussion about the upcoming 2003 album, their messages were, I like to point out, very similar to the fans' reactions when Sugar Ray first put out 14:59.
Sugar Ray has created a niche for music fans who enjoy a little bit of hip hop, light-hearted, harmless pop and at the same time, true heavy alt/punk/metal rock fans at heart.
Maybe Sugar Ray is known for their catchy summer ballads, but I like them for their good humor, their varieties of styles, the fact that Sugar Ray is not just a alt.
thesugarray.tripod.com   (1019 words)

  
 The Official Site of Sugar Ray Robinson - Biography
Born on May 3, 1921 in Ailey, Georgia, his parents moved the family to New York when Sugar Ray was a teenager to escape the prevalent prejudice in the South.
Sugar Ray visited the gym frequently, using a borrowed Amateur Athletic Union boxing card of a friend.
Sugar Ray's record was 128-1-2 with 84 knockouts at the pinnacle of his career.
www.cmgworldwide.com /sports/robinson/biography.html   (334 words)

  
 Severn Records, Inc. • 877-923-2275   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sugar Ray has consistently held company with world-class musicians and is known for his sincere, genuine personality and deeply rooted love of music.
Sugar Ray and the Bluetones were together for over twelve years and recorded two albums for the Rounder label entitled "Knockout"(1989) and "Don't Stand in My Way"(1991).
With Ray as front man, Roomful was nominated for countless awards and also recorded four critically acclaimed albums all appearing on the Billboard Blues Charts.
www.severnrecords.com /sugar_ray.html   (438 words)

  
 Sugar Ray Leonard Recital @ CompleteIdiots.com (Complete Idiots)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sugar Ray wanted to go to college, but when his father became ill and his family needed money, he decided to turn professional.
Leonard had never fought as a middleweight, and now he was fighting a man who had been middleweight champion for seven years and had not lost a fight in eleven years.
Leonard admitted that his problems were caused by a need to be involved in the sport of boxing during the periods he was away from it, and immaturity.
completeidiots.com /encyclopedia/Sugar_Ray_Leonard   (1471 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Sugar Ray: Music: Sugar Ray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Radio listeners got their first spoonful of Sugar Ray with the irresistible, reggae-tinged single "Fly" in 1997...unfortunately, most of the two million people who bought the album "Floored" were probably disappointed to discover the commercial pop tones of the song were the exception, while tepid metal/pop was the rule.
Sugar Ray continues to fine-tune their skills at writing sunny, catchy pop seemingly created solely for summertime and lead singer Mark McGrath's straightforwardly sexy vocals.
Though that is on the album, Sugar Ray goes back to their roots a bit by adding some of the 'harder' rock style that got them their start.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005JH75?v=glance   (2052 words)

  
 ESPN Classic - Sugar Ray was ring artist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sugar Ray brought back thoughts of the "sweet science." He was fast and flashy, both with his hands and feet.
Some thought he was arrogant when he usurped the nickname Sugar Ray, after the man many consider boxing's best fighter, pound-for-pound.
On May 17, 1956, he was born Ray Charles Leonard in Wilmington, N.C., the fifth of Getha and Cicero's seven children.
espn.go.com /classic/biography/s/Leonard_Sugar_Ray.html   (1416 words)

  
 Sugar Ray CD review on AudioRevolution.com
The image of Sugar Ray is that of five average guys who just happened to strike it big in pop music.
Sugar Ray is just a little too sun-drenched to remain just coldly guitar-bass-and-drums.
Sugar Ray love songs contain varying degrees of angst, but never enough to bring the party mood down – kind of the way somebody always changes the subject the moment it starts to get a little too serious in the boys locker room.
www.avrev.com /music/revs/sugarray.shtml   (409 words)

  
 Sugar Ray Robinson..."Pound for Pound"
As an amateur the young fighter had to hide the fact he was boxing from his mother and used the AAU card of one Ray Robinson, a fighter from his club who had retired, and Smith made a reputation under that name.
Ray bombarded Turpin from all angles.” Turpin was defenseless against the ropes and the Referee wisely halted the contest.
Unfortunately Ray continued to fight for financial reasons up to the age of 44 when he was fighting for a little over 1,000 dollars a night.
coxscorner.tripod.com /robinson.html   (2022 words)

  
 Sugar Ray's BBQ
With his great variety of authentic barbeque favorites, Ray is in a league of his own when it comes to pleasing the palette.
In 2004, Sugar Ray's moved to 1106 University, in the heart of the college food and entertainment district.
Ray is famous for his secret sauce, but to experience his ribs without sauce might make him famous all over again.
www.sugarraysbbq.com   (486 words)

  
 Sugar Ray: Sugar Ray (2001): Reviews
Sugar Ray actually sound like a band -- a quality missing from most of their earlier work.
In listening to Sugar Ray, it's easy to forget this band began as heavy guitar funketeers--its sound today is tame by comparison.
My favourite of the Sugar Ray albums, it's a smooth, polished sound, full of drum and bass, mixed with the original Sugar Ray energy.
www.metacritic.com /music/artists/sugarray/sugarray   (380 words)

  
 Amazon.com: The Best Of Sugar Ray: Music: Sugar Ray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sugar Ray start things off with one of their new songs, "Shot of Laughter".
I loved Sugar Ray's cover of "Is She Really Going out with Him?" when it first came out, and I'm glad that they've included it here.
If you know Smash Mouth then you know Sugar Ray, they are always compared for the dact that they are both party bands.Loving life or atleast showing it in their upbeat music.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0009F66IQ?v=glance   (1287 words)

  
 Sugar Ray
Since the early seventies, "Sugar" as he is affectionately known throughout the music business, has been a full-time musician.
Whether singing slow ballads or uptempo swing, Sugar Ray’s voice seems to always deliver the sincerity that pure rhythm and blues music requires.
A few words into a conversation with Sugar Ray and it’s easy to understand why Norcia has recognized the success in the music industry that he has.
www.swaves.com /Back_Issues/Feb99/SugarRay.htm   (1331 words)

  
 SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
Ask fight fans who the greatest boxer is and they would probably say, pound for pound, Sugar Ray Robinson.
Robinson was poetry in motion, a peerless puncher who elevated the sport to an art form.
Sugar Ray was so classy, people gladly paid money just to watch him jump rope.
www.homunculus.co.uk /media_cafe/sugar   (106 words)

  
 MusicWorld Feature: Sugar Ray Rides the Crest of Success
Sugar Ray has all these qualities in abundance.
But Sugar Ray wasn't counting on running the table with one hit after another, despite the fact that they became media darlings.
Figuring that they'd have to fight their way out the "one-hit wonder" bag anyway, Sugar Ray decided to have fun when it came time to title their third Lava/Atlantic album.
www.bmi.com /musicworld/features/200102/sugar_ray.asp   (531 words)

  
 Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard Back in the Ring With ESPN Friday Night Fights; Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing, Inc. Announces Partnership with ESPN at the ESPN Zone in New York City.
Sugar Ray Leonard: on his new wife Bernadette, his failed marriage, and his new acting career.
Sugar Ray Leonard Chooses Yakama Nation Legends Casino.
www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0109394.html   (285 words)

  
 ExtraTV.com: Mark McGrath
McGrath first appeared with his band, Sugar Ray (then known as the Shrinky Dinx), in 1992.
Sugar Ray's success rocketed McGrath to pop-star status, as he graced the covers of "Rolling Stone" and "Spin." He has even made "People" magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" issue twice, named "Sexiest Rocker" in 1998 and "Sexiest Co-Host" in 2004.
After "Floored," Sugar Ray released "14:59," in reference to its fading "15 minutes of fame." Ironically, the CD wound up outselling its predecessor, going triple-platinum with hit singles "Every Morning," "Someday" and "Falls Apart." Their success continued with the release of the self-titled album, "Sugar Ray," which garnered the band its first-ever top-10 album.
extratv.warnerbros.com /v2/about/hosts/mcgrath.html   (262 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Sugar Ray: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
After listening to their self-titled album, one has to wonder exactly what has been happening in Sugar Ray's social life since 1999's 14:59.
Sugar Ray's self-titled album is one that was put together artfully.
Last, but not least, (especially in the Sugar Ray community) is "Under the Sun", another lost gem.
www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005JH75   (758 words)

  
 IBHOF / Sugar Ray Robinson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
N A career that spanned three decades, Sugar Ray Robinson embodied the essence of the sweet science.
The temperature in the ring that night was estimated at 100 degrees.
It was the heat, and not Maxim, that overcame Sugar Ray.
www.ibhof.com /robinson.htm   (420 words)

  
 NBC.com > The Contender   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
International sports legend Sugar Ray Leonard continues to gain praise from generations of both men and women for his athletic expertise, charm, and business insight.
Speed, style and tremendous power that proved to be unbeatable, as well as his great charm, turned Sugar Ray into an immediate media favorite.
Most recently, Leonard has been Chairman of Sugar Ray Leonard Boxing, a promotion company that has enjoyed a three-year broadcast deal with ESPN2, and has been responsible for the development of fighters in every weight class.
www.nbc.com /nbc/The_Contender/credits/sugar_ray.shtml   (566 words)

  
 Interview with Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray (NY Rock)
In 1997, Sugar Ray’s smash hit “Fly”; seemed to be on endless rotation at nearly every rock radio station around the globe...
Currently crossing the country with Orgy on MTV’s campus tour, Sugar Ray recently announced that their summer touring plans will include appearing with the Goo Goo Dolls.
But I think the real Sugar Ray fans did like us because we always had variety and because we experimented a lot.
www.nyrock.com /interviews/sugar_int2.htm   (886 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Sports Columnists - Bill Gallo: Sugar Ray sweet again   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Sugarman will be immortalized with a commemorative stamp when his son Ray Robinson II accepts the honor in the center of the ring at the Daily News Golden Gloves finals.
As far as I'm concerned, Sugar Ray was absolutely the greatest fighter who ever lived.
Joining Ray II will be some of the great fighters Sugar fought: LaMotta, Joey Giardello and Carmen Basilio.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/col/story/405609p-343489c.html   (996 words)

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