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Ray Dalton

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Emily Cortez

Updated on March 13, 2026

Dalton in 2013, photo by kathclick//

Birth Name: Raymond Adrien Dalton

Place of Birth: San Bernardino, California, United States

Date of Birth: May 10, 1990

Ethnicity:
*father – African-American
*mother – Mexican

Ray Dalton is an American singer and songwriter.

His father is African-American. His mother was of Mexican descent. He was raised in Washington.

Ray’s paternal grandfather was named Raymond Dalton.

Ray’s paternal grandmother was Dalilah/Deheah Lorraine Young (the daughter of John E. Young and Arie/Aria/Ary Nelson). Delilah was born in Oklahoma, and was raised by her mother and stepfather, Charlie Horton. Arie was born in Texas, the daughter of James Garland Bush Nelson and Delilah/Delila/Lila Austin.

Ray’s maternal grandfather is surnamed Macias.

Ray’s maternal grandmother is surnamed Rodriguez.

Sources: Ray’s paternal grandmother, Dalilah/Deheah Lorraine (Young) Harton/Horton, on the 1940 U.S. Census –

Obituary of Ray’s paternal grandmother, Dalilah/Deheah Lorraine (Young) Dalton –