DON RAY BAND
''FULL THROTTLE''
MAY 1 2012
37:49
1/This is Our House
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/3:39
2/Full Throttle
Don Ray / Curt Ryle/3:31
3/Daniels and Caine
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/3:40
4/Bad Decisions
Tony Paoletta / Don Ray/3:41
5/Morningside Ave
Don Ray/5:22
6/Suicide Girl
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/2:42
7/My Rush
Jonathan Armstrong / Will McFarlane / Don Ray/3:37
8/Road To Nashville
Don Ray / Curt Ryle/3:48
9/All Get Together
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/4:03
10/The Clown
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/3:46
Album Notes
By CdBaby
Don Ray Band - Full Throttle was recorded in historic Sheffield, Alabama at The NuttHouse recording studio and captures the true vibe of the original Muscle Shoals sound. A brilliant collection of all original songs that are not only fun to listen to but tell great stories.
Don Ray Band is a 5 piece, all original, Americana/Roots Rock band and is anchored by vocalist Don Ray and Musician's Hall Of Fame Guitarist, Will McFarlane ( Bonnie Raitt, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section ). Jonathan Armstrong masters the keyboards and The Bandito Brothers Rhythm Section, Jamie McFarlane and Justin Holder, are at the helm of the band’s solid groove.
Their musical collaborations are unique and have proven hard to put a single label on the results... which have been called everything from "Rockin' Blues" to "Southern Rock" to "Blue Eyed Soul" to "Rock N Southern Country Roll" by some of the nations most notable music writers. One thing all of these writers have agreed upon, however, is that their albums are refreshingly original and a pleasure to listen to over and over again.
About
Don Ray Band is an all original, Americana/Roots Rock band that is anchored by singer/songwriter Don Ray and is produced by Musician's Hall Of Fame Guitarist, Will McFarlane (Bonnie Raitt, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section).
Don Ray was born into a musical family in Sioux City, IA. He left the Midwest for Austin, TX. at age 18. Don played drums and sang for several regionally successful Texas bands including national recording artist, Frenchie Burke. Don’s first break as a solo artist came when a project he was working on was produced by keyboardist Reese Wynans. The first version of Don Ray Band came in Austin as well, and included former Asleep At The Wheel musicians Danny Levin on keyboards and Bill Mabry on fiddle.
Don Ray moved to Nashville at age 26 to pursue a songwriting career and was soon a staff writer for Square One Publishing on Music Row. He started the second version of Don Ray Band with hit songwriters, Monty Holmes, Don Sampson and Curt Ryle. A few of the co-songwriter credits Don has are with hit songwriters Randy Travis, Monty Holmes, Curt Ryle, Buck Moore and Kent Blazey. Don has songs in the publishing catalogs of Square One, Universal Music, Sony/ATV, Warner Tamerlane, PeerMusic III, Minnetonka Music and Malaco.
Today, the musical collaborations of the current group of musicians and songwriters that make up Don Ray Band, are unique and have proven hard to put a single label on the results... which have been called everything from "Rockin' Blues" to "Southern Rock" to "Blue Eyed Soul" to "Rock N Southern Country Roll" by some of the nations most notable music writers. One thing all of these writers have agreed upon, however, is that their albums are refreshingly original and a pleasure to listen to over and over again.
''FULL THROTTLE''
MAY 1 2012
37:49
1/This is Our House
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/3:39
2/Full Throttle
Don Ray / Curt Ryle/3:31
3/Daniels and Caine
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/3:40
4/Bad Decisions
Tony Paoletta / Don Ray/3:41
5/Morningside Ave
Don Ray/5:22
6/Suicide Girl
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/2:42
7/My Rush
Jonathan Armstrong / Will McFarlane / Don Ray/3:37
8/Road To Nashville
Don Ray / Curt Ryle/3:48
9/All Get Together
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/4:03
10/The Clown
Jonathan Armstrong / Don Ray/3:46
Album Notes
By CdBaby
Don Ray Band - Full Throttle was recorded in historic Sheffield, Alabama at The NuttHouse recording studio and captures the true vibe of the original Muscle Shoals sound. A brilliant collection of all original songs that are not only fun to listen to but tell great stories.
Don Ray Band is a 5 piece, all original, Americana/Roots Rock band and is anchored by vocalist Don Ray and Musician's Hall Of Fame Guitarist, Will McFarlane ( Bonnie Raitt, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section ). Jonathan Armstrong masters the keyboards and The Bandito Brothers Rhythm Section, Jamie McFarlane and Justin Holder, are at the helm of the band’s solid groove.
Their musical collaborations are unique and have proven hard to put a single label on the results... which have been called everything from "Rockin' Blues" to "Southern Rock" to "Blue Eyed Soul" to "Rock N Southern Country Roll" by some of the nations most notable music writers. One thing all of these writers have agreed upon, however, is that their albums are refreshingly original and a pleasure to listen to over and over again.
About
Don Ray Band is an all original, Americana/Roots Rock band that is anchored by singer/songwriter Don Ray and is produced by Musician's Hall Of Fame Guitarist, Will McFarlane (Bonnie Raitt, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section).
Don Ray was born into a musical family in Sioux City, IA. He left the Midwest for Austin, TX. at age 18. Don played drums and sang for several regionally successful Texas bands including national recording artist, Frenchie Burke. Don’s first break as a solo artist came when a project he was working on was produced by keyboardist Reese Wynans. The first version of Don Ray Band came in Austin as well, and included former Asleep At The Wheel musicians Danny Levin on keyboards and Bill Mabry on fiddle.
Don Ray moved to Nashville at age 26 to pursue a songwriting career and was soon a staff writer for Square One Publishing on Music Row. He started the second version of Don Ray Band with hit songwriters, Monty Holmes, Don Sampson and Curt Ryle. A few of the co-songwriter credits Don has are with hit songwriters Randy Travis, Monty Holmes, Curt Ryle, Buck Moore and Kent Blazey. Don has songs in the publishing catalogs of Square One, Universal Music, Sony/ATV, Warner Tamerlane, PeerMusic III, Minnetonka Music and Malaco.
Today, the musical collaborations of the current group of musicians and songwriters that make up Don Ray Band, are unique and have proven hard to put a single label on the results... which have been called everything from "Rockin' Blues" to "Southern Rock" to "Blue Eyed Soul" to "Rock N Southern Country Roll" by some of the nations most notable music writers. One thing all of these writers have agreed upon, however, is that their albums are refreshingly original and a pleasure to listen to over and over again.
