Bobby Ray (singer)
Bobby Ray (born February 20, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter, vocalist, entertainer now based out of Houston, Texas. He spent many years working in the Austin, Texas live music community and is now located just outside of Houston, Texas entertaining live for the Southeast Texas music scene in a variety of music styles including Country, Blues, Gospel, Rock, R & B, Contemporary Adult hits, and more. Bobby Ray is a sought after live music entertainer in night clubs across Texas and is known for raising awareness of the ongoing need to support the fighting men and women of the US Military and has donated time performing to support their cause.
Bobby Ray was born in San Diego, California and moved to Austin, Texas in 1987 to pursue a college degree. His music career began not long after when he was asked by a friend to help him sing at a VFW hall. That night would catapult him into a music career lasting over two decades that would bring increasing popularity across Texas. Bobby Ray has appeared on numerous radio & television commercials, and has played in popular regional bands such as Rain Dance, The Fury, country western band Shilo, blues band Blue Sun Rising, Mojave, among others mostly in the Central Texas area in and around the popular Austin live music scene.
Bobby Ray is an accomplished, talented vocalist that has played alongside, worked with, or opened for many well known Texas based musicians including Gary P. Nunn, Red Volkert (guitarist for Merle Haggard), John Inmon (former guitarist for Jerry Jeff Walker), Rick McCray (acoustical guitarist for George Strait), Glen Fukenaga (often plays with Bonnie Raitt while touring in Texas), Fred Krc (drummer for Asleep at the Wheel), Shawn Curtis (who Sang for the Stylistics in the 70's), among other notable musicians who play in and around the Texas concert circuit.
With production assistance from Triple Strand Productions, two of Bobby Ray's songs " Whiskeyville” and "It's A Friday Night" have recently been featured on international FM radio stations throughout Europe. His music has also been featured on Texas radio stations in Brenham, Conroe, Fairfield, and Fredericksburg as well as numerous internet radio sites that play popular Texas based music.
2008 found Bobby Ray's popular hit "Welcome To Lonelyville" charting in Europe on the European Country Music Association's (ECMA) airplay list as one of the most played songs of July 2008, bringing international recognition to Bobby Ray's ability to write and produce great music.