Ray Hildebrand, the “Paul” in ‘60s pop duo Paul & Paula, died Friday (Aug. 18) in Kansas City, Missouri, at the age of 82. Hildebrand passed away “peacefully,” and was surrounded by his family, ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Ray Hildebrand, who scored a No. 1 pop hit in 1963 with Jill Jackson as the duo Paul and Paula, died Friday. He was 82. Hildebrand died in Kansas City, Missouri, Variety reported.

First, the answer to the obvious question. No, Ray Hildebrand said, they don’t tire of singing their international 1960s pop music sensation “Hey Paula!” over and over. “Anytime God gives you a direct ...

Ray Hildebrand, who topped the pop charts in the 1960s as half of the duo Paul & Paula, died Friday in Kansas City at age 82. No cause of death has been given. Paul & Paula reached No. 1 in 1963 with ...

Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, aka Paul and Paula, circa 1970 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Ray Hildebrand, the singer-songwriter whose duet “Hey Paula” with his friend Jill Jackson under the ...

Ray Hildebrand was attending Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, on a basketball scholarship. He lived in a boarding house and, as luck would have it, the owner had a niece named Jill Jackson ...