The Rick Ray Band have been working on a new album sincer 10/24/07. Album #30 for Rick (including his previous bands Neurotic, The Rick Ray Band [Version 1] and Riot Act, recordings which had spanned from '78 to the present).This new album will be a spine chilling listen when completed and will contain all brand new songs with sounds never heard before. The addition of Gery Reva on trumpet and trombone really adds an intensity to the already "hang on to your seat" music. Hopefully by May of 2008 the album will be completed and released. You can read the latest interview with Rick Ray by clicking on the picture below:
Rick wanted to play guitar after seeing the The_Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show in '64. He got his first guitar in '66 at the ripe old age of 6 going on 7. In '73 he started the band NEUROTIC which went on until 1985. He then formed the Rick Ray Band (version - 1) which went on until 1989. In 1990 he formed the band Riot Act which lasted until 2000. In 2000 Rick reformed 'The Rick Ray Band' (version - 2) and has been recording and performing with them since then. They've opened for Lynyrd Skynyrd, Blue Oyster Cult, Pat Travers , The Dregs , Robin Trower , Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush , The Steve Morse Band , The Michael Schenker Group , Allan Holdsworth , Kansas , Gary Hoey , Peter Frampton , The Mark Wood Band (members of Trans Siberian Orchestra) , The Average White Band and others. Although there are quite a few releases from The Rick Ray Band, it's in the live setting where this band really takes off. You can contact Rick directly here - Rick's E-Mail Back to homepage Go to Page 3 Listen To The Rick Ray Band Go to Page 4 Go to Page 5 Go to page 6		Rick opening for the Blue Oyster Cult and Lynyrd Skynyrd  at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. The Rick Ray Band was on the 2nd stage for this gig.