Edward Ray Sharpe (born February 8, 1938) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. His best-known single was “Linda Lu”. Sharpe was described by one record producer as “the greatest white-sounding black dude ever”.

Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Sharpe grew up influenced by country as well as bluesmusic. He learned guitar, influenced by Chuck Berry records, and in 1956 formed his own trio, Ray Sharpe and the Blues Whalers, with Raydell Reese (piano) and Cornelius Bell (drums), and they became popular playing rock and roll in Fort Worth clubs. His recording career started in Phoenix, Arizona in April 1958, when Lee Hazlewoodproduced his single, “That’s the Way I Feel” / “Oh, My Baby’s Gone”.