"vocal soloist to have the greatest impact on audiences in recent times has been Raymond J. Livingston"

"Perhaps the band vocal soloist to have the greatest impact on audiences in recent times has been Raymond J. Livingston, whose energetic, contemporary style voice, connected with a Broadway style brass band accompaniment, made for great programming. He could always 'bring the house down' with powerful arrangements like Into the Fire (Wildhorn, arr. Bowden), recorded on Blazing Brass and, especially, Be Strong and Take Courage (Chaisson-Kirkland, arr. Norbury), a centerpiece of the God and Country CD."
from pp. 236-237 of
The Proclaimers: A History of the New York Staff Band
by Ronald W. Holz