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 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 (29 albums to date)from The Rick Ray Band, it's in the live setting where this band really takes off.
The Rick Ray Band is:
Alex Abraham - Lead Vocals
Sam 'P.J.' Glorioso - Drums
Jack Ambrose - Bass/Vocals
Rick Schultz - Reeds
Rick Ray - Guitar/Vocals/Keyboards |
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