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Raised on a river farm in the Missouri Ozarks, Chance and his five siblings knew all too well the hardships of growing up in a blue collar family as his Dad was a life-long stone mason 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 Chance and the fella's as they have had the opportunity to open for Americana big guns Wayne Hancock, Chris Knight, Cory Morrow 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.
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 Good Sinners sound via the screamin’ twangin’ telecaster guitar. The versatile Giles can also be seen picking the mandolin and flattop guitar when the boys do an acoustic set. Stockton Mo's own Mike Clayton completes the string section spending time on the fiddle and the banjo. Rounding out the lineup is the youngster of the band, Brian Campbell, who provides a rock laced beat behind the sticks and skins, Brian is the fuel that drives the Good Sinners engine. Together with Chance’s edgy vocals, Marv, Tyler, Mike, and Brian blend their talents to help create the hard driving sound of Chance Ray & The Good Sinners.
As far as the future is concerned Chance is determined to keep this train rolling as folks reach out for something real during hard economic times and trust me these boys are for real. Be sure and check out the new CD Stoneman Blues this CD is filled with Chance’s songs of truth, grit, humor, and hardship.
Our Influences are: 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
