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Product Description If Jimmy Buffet grew up in Detroit it might sound like this!! Sounds like Ray is sitting on a tropical island somewhere thinking about life! He wonderfully blends his pop/r&b melodies with some blues, smooth jazz, and even reggae on this CD.! “I’ve always wanted to make a record with no restrictions on my creativity. One that would allow me to play my nylon, acoustic, and electric guitars. One that would allow me to lyrically express what life holds for me and my friends at this moment in time. “I’m Free” represents a lot more than just a song or project title. For the first time in a long time, I feel “I’m Free” to express myself the way I used to when I first started! After raising my arms, shouting it out loud a few times and looking at my happy face in the mirror, I knew I was ready!” From the Artist Ive always wanted to make a record with no restrictions on my creativity. One that would allow me to play my nylon, acoustic, and electric guitars. One that would allow me to lyrically express what life holds for me and my friends at this moment in time. "Im Free" represents a lot more than just a song or project title. For the first time in a long time, I feel "Im Free" to express myself the way I used to when I first started! After raising my arms, shouting it out loud a few times and looking at my happy face in the mirror, I knew I was ready! At age six I played clarinet in a band with Ollie Brown on drums, and Nathan Watts on trumpet. As I was the least interested at the time, our teacher looked over at me and said, "Im naming you three, "The StingRays"! This changed our lives forever! Later we merged with another student, Sylvester Rivers on trumpet. We are all best friends today and they are with me on this CD! I dedicate this music in honor of my first music teacher, Alfred T Kirby, Angell Elementary School, Detroit MI. About the Artist Ray has recorded 8 consecutive gold and platinum awards for himself as an artist including 2 gold singles and 2 Greatest Hits CDs. He has toured worldwide for years and has performed for crowds as large as 50,000. Best known songs include, “Ghostbusters, The Other Woman, A Woman Needs Love, You Can’t Change That, Jack & Jill and many more Ray has composed over 300 songs. Tutored by Stevie Wonder, Ray started composing at age 18. His first Billboard #1 song was “You Got The Love” by Rufus and Chaka Khan. He has composed a number of hits for Barry White, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Nancy Wilson, Patty Labelle, The New Edition, Diana Ross, Cheryl Lynn, Brick, Teddy Pendergrass, Leo Sayer, Coolio, Raydio, etc, as well as for himself. He has composed many songs for film and TV including “Ghostbusters” and the theme song of Richard Pryor’s Place. Ray is known as one of LA’s top studio rhythm guitarists. A brief variety list includes, Stevie Wonder, The Rolling Stones, Earl Klugh, Smokey Robinson, Boz Scaggs, Barry White,The Crusaders, Tom Jones, Herbie Hancock, Michael Jackson, Pointer Sisters, The New Edition, Coolio, SWV, Snoop Doggy Dog, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Rogers, Lionel Ritchie, Phil Collins, Bill Cosby, etc… Ray has been awarded the British Bafta Oscar as well as a Grammy & Golden Globe. He is an Academy Award nominee as well as many others several times over.
