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This came to me by anonymous post over the Net. From the looks of it, I’m sure this was penned by someone on the management or booking side of the business. I must say, I know several drummers who’ve brought good tunes to my bands–apparently, this author subscribes to the “Spinal Tap” view of the tub arts.

Great Lies of the Music Business

Here’s a list from Tony G. of a few of the Great Lies you may hear in our line of work.

Blind Players List

I played a concert at the Iowa Braille School and the subject of blind blues performers came up. I promised the director, an avid country blues fan, a tape of all the blind players I could find. This list would make a good show for an interested disc jockey…

KR&G Photo for Press or Program

KR&G Photo for Press or Program KR&G PHOTO The image shown above is a 72dpi jpeg. This image is available as a 6×9 inch, 300dpi jpeg. The file size for this download is 522k. If you have the wherewithal, you can take this into your photo editor or layout program and use it in your…

Twin Cities Blues Review

Review from Twin Cities Blues Review by Peter Lee: “In person or on record, Dave’s ringing twelve string is immediately identifiable in the first bar of the first tune, and his smoky, well seasoned, immensely believable vocals do more that just carry the words of his songbag’s blues classics, they actually tell a story, and not merely by rote. This is not an artist to be taken for granted – pay attention and you just might learn something about the music and about life.”

Notes from Dave’s Old CD Ordering Page

You may or may not get a jewel case. Maybe your copy will come in a plain sleeve and if you want it put in a jewel case, you’ll have to go to the Mall and buy your own. I don’t like them because they’re an environmental insult and they snap, crackle and pop every time you look at them sideways. Also, they’re a pain in the ass to mail. The only use for them is as a theft deterrent in the retail store and a way to see (from the spine printing) what’s on your shelf. Since you can’t read the printing without a pair of binoculars, the latter use is marginal.

R&G Photo for Press or Program

R&G Photo for Press or Program R&G PHOTO The image shown above is a 72dpi jpeg. This image is available as a 6×9 inch, 300dpi jpeg. The file size for this download is 363k. If you have the wherewithal, you can take this into your photo editor or layout program and use it in your…

A Hollowbody Experience

6L6: Dave Ray, Jeff Dagenhardt and David Kasik form the 6L6 Band – Each disc handcrafted in the perspiration-free sweatshops of Big Drawbar, Inc. and guaranteed playable or your money cheerfully refunded. Personnel: Dave Ray, guitar and vocal; Jeff Dagenhardt, guitar and backup vocal; David Kasik, bass and backup vocal. Released Jan, 2001, Big Drawbar, Inc.

By the Water

Back Porch Rockers: The Radiators’ Camile and Reggie join Dave and Tony. Personnel: DaveRay – guitar and vocals; Tony Glover – harmonica and vocals; Camile Baudoin – guitar; Reggie Scanlon – bass. Released 11/99 by JRA, Inc. in cooperation with The Back Porch Rockers, BTW 0498. Recorded live in two 1998 sessions: private party at a residence in the afternoon and a gig at the Turf Club on the evening of the same day.

Blues In My Heart

Blackburn-Beach Blues Band

Dave plays his Johnny Smith with the six-piece Blackburn-Beach Blues Band and contributes a few vocals. Personnel: Dave Ray – guitar and vocals; John Beach – piano and vocals; Henry Blackburn – saxes; Terry Burns or Keith Boyle – bass; Paul Lagos – drums; Mary Leinfelder – vocals. Released 07/98 by B4 Records, B41

Site Information

CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THIS SITE Now for a brief word about the way this site works. The author info is in the “disclaimer” file, accessible from the highlighted line below. Dave constructed this site on a Pentium II 333 machine running Windows 98 displayed on a Viewsonic 17″ monitor running at 1024×768 in…

Snake Eyes

Dave Ray, solo. Dave plays twelve-string acoustic guitar and sings on this 1997 release from the former Tim/Kerr Records. Originally released 01/98 as Tim/Kerr Records T/K 172-2

One Foot In The Groove

Koerner, Ray & Glover – Dave, John and Tony on their first live recording since 1963. Personnel: Dave Ray – guitar and vocals; John Koerner – guitar and vocals; Tony Glover – harmonica and vocals. Released 11/96 by the former Tim/Kerr Records, 96CD137

What Was The Question?

The Three Bedroom Ramblers – Dave rocks on with The Trio (and added horns). Personnel: Dave Ray – guitar and vocals; John Beach – keys, keyboard bass, vocals; Kory Badertscher – drums, percussion; Reeds: Max Ray, Rochelle Becker, Paul Harper, Paul Scher. Released 11/95 by Big Wagon, BW1455. Fooled with by the former Tim/Kerr Records and possibly released as T/K 168-2 in late ’90s.

Picture Has Faded

Dave Ray & Tony Glover – Dave and Tony do the blues. Personnel: Dave Ray – guitar and vocals; Tony Glover – harmonica and vocals. Released 06/93 by the former Tim/Kerr Records, 92CD036

Ashes In My Whiskey

Dave Ray and Tony Glover – Dave and Tony record for the now-defunct American branch of Rough Trade Records. This was our first punk label assignment. Later we recorded for Tim/Kerr Records, another predominately punk label now (apparently) out of business. Attention executives wishing for a new life: Tony and I know how to close down a label! Personnel: Dave Ray with Tony Glover, harmonica and vocals. Released 1990, Rough Trade, Inc. RUS 80-2.

Legends In Their Spare Time

Dave Ray & Tony Glover – Dave and Tony record live at Saint Anthony East where they played as a duo and with their band, The Volunteers of the Blue Knight, for about ten years in the ’80s and early ’90s. Personnel: Dave Ray, guitar and vocals; Tony Glover, harmonica and vocals. Released 12/87 by Treehouse Records, TR TR005

Snake Band ’78

Dave rocks out with the boys on this Sweet Jane, Ltd. recording. This was recorded in the fin-de-siecle of Dave’s Rural Life and was never commercially released. Personnel: Dave Ray – guitar and vocals; John Beach – piano and vocals; Jerome Broghten – guitar and alto and backup vocals; Jose James – sax and miscellaneous percussion, backup vocals; Will Donicht – bass and vocals and backup vocals; Timothy Bivens – drums. Recorded 1978, never released.

Kid-Man

Dave Snaker Ray – Dave makes his own record in his own studio in the country in 1976. He gets help from his friends but it doesn’t help. Personnel: Dave Ray solo. Released 01/77 by Mountain Railroad Records, Inc. and distributed by Flying Fish.

Some American Folksongs Like They Used To

John Koerner at Sweet Jane, Ltd., 1974. John Koerner: guitar and vocal; John Beach: piano; Jerry Broughten: bass, percussion; Tony Glover: harp; Bill Murphy: guitar, piano, concertina, percussion; Steve Raitt: percussion; Dave Ray: slide guitar, vocal backup. Released: 10/74 by Sweet Jane, Ltd., SJL 1074

Hamburger Blues

Biff Rose and Wall Matthews at Sweet Jane, Ltd., 1973. Personnel: Biff Rose: Fender Rhodes, talking toys, vocals, acoustic piano; Wall Matthews: Electric and acoustic guitar. Engineered by Dave and Sylvia Ray. Released: 05/74 by Sweet Jane, Ltd., SJL 1273.

Music Is Just A Bunch Of Notes

John Koerner at Sweet Jane, Ltd., 1972. Personnel: John Koerner, Bill Murphy, Tom Olson, John Beach, Stephen Bradley, Gene Hoffman, Maurice Jaycox, Voyle Harris, Cindy Palmer, Mary Du Shane, Sandy Shane, Alan Weisman, Dave Morton, Betty Brenner, Liz Thorson, Bibi Bathos, Stevi Beck, Jeff Dolan, John Sanden, Dave Ray, Hevy Gunz: rain on Mr. Image. Released: 05/72 by Sweet Jane, Ltd., SJL 5872.

Bamboo

Dave as hippie. Personnel: Dave Ray, guitar and vocals; Will Donicht, bass and vocals; Daniel Lee Hall, keyboards and vocals; Sanford Konikoff, drums; Red Rhodes, steel guitar; Peter Hodgson, bass; Brendan Harkin, maracas; Ken Jenkins, string bass. Released: 01/68 by Elektra Records, EDS 74048.

Fine Soft Land

Dave Ray – Dave plays twelve-string blues on his 1967 Elektra release. Includes one harp tune, one on the piano and one sung Acapulco. Personnel: Dave Ray solo. Released: 01/67 by Elektra Records, EKL-319 (mono) or EKS-7319 (stereo).

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