Did you have a musical mentor? If so, who was it and how did they influence you?
As far as a mentor goes, I can’t say I’ve ever had someone who took me up under their wing and showed me much. I had more strong examples of people who loved to play music. My mom played in a small touring band when I was little and my grandparents during holidays would encourage us all to pick up instruments and play along with old country gospel songs. I’m largely self taught and have kinda marched to my own drum with tons of encouragement from family and friends through the years.
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Country In The UK Features Boo Ray and His New LP in Artist Spotlight
Outlaw country rocker Boo Ray’s forthcoming LP, Tennessee Alabama Fireworks, is due Feb 15. It just landed at #59 in its first week on the #AMA chart – AND the first single (“A Tune You Can Whistle”) has gone into regular rotation on Sirius Outlaw Country…
Boo Ray’s dramatic southern sound will draw you in, his voice will have you hanging on every lyric and his songs will stick with you like a good friend does. Boo Ray’s a southern troubadour who’s forged & honed his sound in South Georgia honky-tonks, Gulf Coast jukes, Nashville night clubs & Los Angeles songwriter joints. Hailing from the mountains of Western North Carolina and now spending equal parts time in Nashville Tennessee, Los Angeles California and Athens Georgia, Boo Ray is a troubadour through-and-through.