Alabama born Ricky Ray took up slide guitar at the age of three as he sat on his great grandmother's lap and watched her play slide guitar using a butter knife. And he hasn't looked back since!
Primarily recognized as a guitar player's guitar player, no matter what the venue, when he plays everyone in the room sits up and takes notice! A player, producer, singer-songwriter, he works with some of the best, played for some of the best and has a versatile list of cuts unlike many other in Nashville!
Ricky Ray's songs have been recorded by:
Ruth Brown - Good Day for the Blues
The Band (Levon Helm) - Stand Up
Tony Joe White
Waylon Jennings - Up In Arkansas
Memphis Horns
George Strait - Noel Leon
Maria Maldaur - He Don't Have the Blues Anymore
Bill Medley (Righteous Brothers)
Dobie Gray
Etta James
Lacy J. Dalton
Johnny Neel
Miranda Louise
T. Graham Brown - Darlene
Bucky Lindsay
Rhonda Townes
B. J. Thomas
Ashley Cleveland - We Can Dance
Bruce Channel
Larry Henley
Original Copy
Bobby Keyes
Becka Bramlett
Lonnie Mack
Eddie Raven
Junior Markham
Mel McDaniel
The Greyhounds
Kix Brooks
The Kingsman
Kimberley Dahme
Bama Band
Bobby Whitlock
Roy Head
Charles Tuberville
The Nerve
Tom T. Hall
Les Taylor
And his dad, Ray
Long Live Don Gant!