Chance Ray-Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar....
Marv LeJeune-Bass....
Tyler Giles- Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin
Mike Clayton-Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar
Drums-Who knows, could be you
Influences
Jim Ray (AKA Big Daddy), Waylon, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, John Prine, Merle, Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe, Dwight Yoakam, Robert Earl Keen, Charlie Robison, Son Volt , G'N'R, Drivin' N' Cryin', Split Lip Rayfield
Sounds Like
A train echoing through the Gasconade River bottomlands....
Hey Folks,
Thanks for stopping in, we are glad you stumbled upon the Chance Ray Band myspace page. While you’re here you might as well take a look around, most importantly take a listen to some original CRB tunes.
Raised on a river farm in the Missouri Ozarks, Chance and his five siblings knew all to well the hardships of growing up in a blue collar family as his Dad was a lifelong bricklayer and his Mom worked in a factory. The hardships were softened by a close family bond weaved together with humor, wit, and music. The end result for Chance was songwriting laced with humor, hardship and heartbreak about life growing up in the rural Ozarks.
Chance and his band have only been on the scene for a short time and they have already made some major strides in a time when music industry execs look for acts that are safe and recycled instead of edgy and refreshing. Things have moved quickly for CRB as they have had the opportunity to open for Americana big guns Wayne Hancock, Chris Knight, and Big Smith. To round out their resume they have also received air play on the Springfield Mo based BASS Country 92.9 on the popular Red Dirt Ranch radio show. With this in mind Chance and his band have decided to see where things may take them as the boys have expanded their market from local to regional. Over the summer CRB traveled to Oklahoma Red Dirt Country for a trial run to see what the Red Dirt music listeners thought of their unique blend of Outlaw Country, Americana, and Rockin’ Red Dirt music. The boys passed with flying colors as they traveled through Bartlesville, Stillwater, and Tulsa.
Speaking of the boys, you might want to know a little about the musicians who take Chance’s lyrics and craft them into complete songs. The band is anchored down by the creative bass sounds of Marvin Lejuene, another local boy hailing from the Ozarks; Marv mixes a cool blend of rock, country, and rockabilly into his bass lines. Tyler Giles, also from the Ozarks, lends his talents to the CRB sound via the screamin’ twangin’ telecaster guitar. The versatile Giles can also be seen picking the banjo, mandolin, and flattop guitar when the boys do an acoustic set. Rounding out the lineup is the youngster of the band, Emerson Spiller, who provides a steady beat behind the sticks and skins. Originally from Texas, Emerson supplies the fuel that drives the CRB engine. Together with Chance’s edgy vocals, Marv, Tyler, and Emerson blend their talents to help create the hard driving sound of The Chance Ray Band.
As far as the future is concerned the CRB train is determined to keep on rolling as folks reach out for something real during hard economic times and trust me these boys are for real. Stayed tuned for a full length recording project filled with Chance’s songs of truth, grit, humor, and hardship.
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Hello, it's me, Ruby Jane.To those who don't know me, I am a 14 year old fiddler, songwriter. I have some songs posted that are fresh out of the studio. Let me know if you like the new songs..be one of the first to hear, even before they are released!Thanks! new videos too! Ruby Jane
Hi! Chance!! Sure enjoyed your Show @ Lindbergs, you, Marv, Tyler, & Steve In for Emerson sounded great & I liked your friend Brian's show to It was a fun night out!!!!
Hey guys i had a blast Saturday night!!!I hope to get to fill in again some time if Emerson ever needs me to!Good luck and Keep On Rockin!!! Thanks Timmy!!
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