Col Ray Price
Singer, song writer, performer and independent recording artist.
Col Ray has 5 albums out and more on their way.
He has a raw old school sound and style of music that sits between Mississippi’s Mountain Country (such as Rufus Thomas Jnr. & R L Burnside) to Chicago’s House Rock’n’ Blues (Hound Dog Taylor & Little Ed & The Blues Imperials).
Hi music has been described as “Good rootsy energy and plenty of attack. Attractive hoarse vocals full of personality and feeling” by Bruce Iglauer. Founder of Alligator Records Chicago Ill.
Hi music has been played on radio stations around the world. Col Ray’s cover of Tiger Man (Rufus Thomas) went to # 4 on the pop charts in Denmark in 2002 from being played on “It’s Roots Time” out of Belgium.
Tiger Man also went to # 9 in South America on an Argentine radio program “Good Time Blues”.
Col Ray has had national air play in Australia as well. JJJ has played his music and both Rage ABC TV and Noise TV SBS had played his film clip “Freight Train”
His music has also been played on WXRT FM Chicago Ill. One of the oldest blues radio programs in the world.
Col Ray is a blues historian and consultant for the ABC and can be heard from time to time in different states talking air on matters of the music, its history and relation to current issues.
Col Ray is a member of the Sydney Blues Society and has performed in their Blues Performer Of The Year Competition. As well as playing at some of their functions.
Col Ray is also a member of the Blues Foundation Memphis TN. This foundation runs the W C Handy’s each year. As Col Ray is a published blues musician this gives him the right to vote each year in the awards.
Col Ray also subscribes to the University of Memphis towards the conservation and preservation of the famous wire recordings of the old blues masters held by the National Libery of Congress
Col Ray plays a number of festivals around NSW on a regular basis as well as many venues in the Riverina, Illawarra, Greater Sydney, Central Coast and Hunter Valley.
