BC News|May 30, 2013 02:52 EDT
Ray Stevens Political Videos Barrel Past 20 Million YouTube Views
Comedy music icon RAY STEVENS' impact on the political scene continues as his Tea Party-flavored YouTube videos rack up a staggering amount of unique views. Stevens' videos total over 20 million views and continue to climb in the midst the of the Obama Administration's trifecta of scandals.
Viewers are clicking "Come To The USA," "We The People," "Obama Budget Plan" and his other political offerings with renewed vigor. All of Stevens' political videos are available for viewing online via his YouTube account, youtube.com/user/raystevensmusic.
"The views have doubled recently" says Stevens. "20 million people is pretty good. It's too bad that it's not 200 million people who all realize we're in big trouble."
Stevens will appear on this weekend's edition of the Fox News Channel's America's News HQ with host Uma Pemmaraju. He joins the show live this Saturday, June 1 at 12:00 PM EST to talk all about his YouTube success.
Twelve-time nominated and two-time Grammy Award winner Ray Stevens has spanned the generations with over 50 years of comedic musical talent, including songs such as his multi-million selling hit "The Streak" and his Grammy Award winning pop standard "Everything Is Beautiful." Stevens is not only a talented vocalist but a seasoned pianist and arranger as well. Stevens' videos, "Comedy Video Classics," available through his own Clyde Records, Inc., have sold over two million copies. Stevens has released a number of DVDs and CDs throughout the years, including his most recent in 2012, The Encyclopedia of Recorded Comedy Music.