Current Projects... writing/recording/looking for bandmates
My main squeeze... Kristen Marie and Dewey
My ongoing side project... Egg Raid and the Company Moustache (myspace.com/ericcraysmusic)
Various musicians including but not limited to; Egg Raid, Michael Malone, Dang, My Favorite Mattian, Sosis, The Boetjer, Frownin' Clown, D-Run the Masta aka El Numero Uno Bill, The Triple Duece Sound Machine, and many more...
Former Projects and/or still performing sporadically:
Tides of December
Cam Davis: Vocals
Dan Cummings: Drums/Vocals
Eric Crays: Guitar/Vocals/Electric Sitar
Tom Boetjer: Bass/Vocals
The Virginia Reel (myspace.com/thevirginiareel)
Neil Allen- vocals,guitar,pedal steel
Eric Crays- guitar, bass, vocals Kyle Dussault- keys,flute
Darrell Ussery- drums
the mully foggers
Josh Burch: Guitar/Vocals/Harmonica (myspace.com/joshburch)
Eric Crays: Guitar/Vocals
Mike Hochstrasser: Bass/Vocals
Matt Caddell: Drums
December Boys
Cam Davis: Vocals/Bass
Eric Crays: Vocals/Guitar
Clay Wallace: Drums/Vocals
Venomous Marshmallows:SAY IT!
Andrew Sosis: Bass/Sampler
Eric Crays: Guitar/Sampler
John "Mr. X." Hooper: Drums/Sampler
AZUR
Eric Crays: Vocals/Guitar
Corey Owens: Vocals/Guitar
Will Lowrimore: Vocals/Bass
Stephen Howell: Drums
Influences
Kristen & Dewey, Life, Love, Memphis area music, good old times at the Antenna Club, North Carolina, www.pandora.com (shared station ericcrays), www.wevl.org, www.wncw.org, Complex Radio, Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, Jay Farrar/Son Volt, Paul Westerberg, the Replacements, Herman Green (Green Machine), Calvin Newborn, Phineas Newborn, Tony Thomas, Alex Chilton/Big Star/Chris Bell/Jody Stephens, Josh Burch, Jim Dickinson, Pigs in Space, DDT, DDT Big Band, Big Ass Truck, the Simpletones, Captain Easy, Taint Skins, Neighborhood Texture Jam (NTJ), Cop Out, Man w/ Gun Lives Here, American Legion, Alternative Champs, Green Light, Abe Reid and the Spikedrivers, My Morning Jacket, the Pixies, Billy Bragg, Dandy Warhols, Dead Milkmen, Misfits, T-Rex, Teenage Fanclub, Mudhoney, Waylon, Willie, Waylon and Willie, Taylor Burton, Mudboy and the Neutrons, Yamagata, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Danny Barnes, Memphis Quick 50, Lucero, Impala, Gamble Brothers Band, Chuck Berry, Joe Tex, Truckstop Preachers, Eric Lovell, Dave Rhames, David Childers, Ry Cooder, Bonerama, James Brown, Human Radio, Todd Rundgren, Prince, The Avett Brothers, Jeff Buckley, Joe Arnold (STAX tenor man), Jason Byrd, Woody Mitchell, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, King Crimson, The Grifters, Dave Hall, Cyril Lance, Flaming Lips, Kat Maxwell, Fiona Apple, Kingston Trio, Tony Bennett, Nina Simone, the Kinks, Cream, SunRa, Ween, The Police, Devo, Steve Vai, Frank Zappa, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Dog Police, Rolling Stones, the Subteens, HeadCayce, Wayne Shorter, Keith Jarrett, Cecil Taylor, Brian Blade, RL Burnside, Otha Turner, Fred McDowell, Booker T and the MGs, Jimmy Smith, MS John Hurt, Modest Mouse, Zony Mash/Wayne Horvitz, Timothy Young, John Zorn, Moonshine Still, Bill Frissell, Jay Harrington, Jay Ruffin, Nancy Apple, Freeworld, Ross Rice, Paul Taylor, Jerry Reed, Organ Thief, Jon Spencer, Captured by Robots, Dr. Didg, The Benjamin Circle, Ralph Stanley, Larry Keel, Snake Oil Medicine Show, Big Block Dodge, Jonathon Stetzer, Bellyfull, Django Haskins, Wavy Train, Leisure McCorkle, Vending Machine, SOSIS, Dr. John, Tom Waits, Allen Toussaint, Todd Snider, Bernie Worrell, freekbass, Radiohead, Tupac, Brand New Heavies, The Roots, The Southern Side of Van Halen (Strummin with the Devil), Bootsy Collins, Toots and the Maytalls, Roots Toots and Bootsy, Outkast, Marat, Fat Boys, Run DMC, the Venomous Marshmallows SAY IT, the mully foggers, Bullfight, December Boys, *AZUR*, Egg Raid and the Co. Moustache, the Killers, Michael Malone's Punktry Blues Band, James Gang, Tortoise, Styx, YES, Chuck Prophet, Junior Brown, Mojo Nixon, Ornette Coleman, The Grip, French Kicks, New York Dolls, The MC5, Mull Historical Society, Songs:Ohia, American Dumpster, The 49th Parallel, Utah Green, Ray LaMontagne, Robin Holcomb, Rachael Yamagata, Ian Thomas, The Youngs, Sea Ray, Sean Lee, Heidi Sidelinker, the Brunettes, Amy LaVere, Voom, The Ruby Suns, The Nudie Suits, The Tokey Tones, The Reduction Agents, The Kazoo Funk Orchestra, Josh Roberts, Rapider Than Horsepower...MUSIC
"Seriously, I love what you do. Your music reminds me of how much I loved Whiskeytown when I first heard them (not saying you sound like them, exactly, just gives me the same feeling)." ~Regis Murphy @ Charlotte WHAMS! myspace.com/charlottewhams & www.whams.org
"You, sir, are a rock god." ~Dann Gold @ Wayne Henry Sound Studios Hernando, MS myspace.com/danngold
"Straight from the landscape imagined by greats such as Alex Chilton (Big Star) and Paul Westerberg (The Replacements), comes Eric Crays and his Music. Eric's songs have a beating pulse, a groovy energy that gets the juices flowing. Armed with sharp songwriting wit and pop based rhythm, Eric connects with the listener as soon as they push play. One of my favorites, "Sugar Loosefoot," is a grungy, get-along song about a guy who talks too much and the girl who puts up with him. The great storytelling continues in the song "All Lit Up," about the challenges faced in personal relationships, set to catchy lyrics and a driving rhythm. Eric's music is a great example of how good the music can be in the underground and indie scene." ~Shaun Campbell of Funky Island Entertainment - Key West, FL myspace.com/funkyislandentertainment
new pics are awesome, i wished i lived in miss..well not really...memphis, yeah thats close enough. lol i meant to ask you about the show yesterday but got side tracked, just remember when i seen you posted pics. love you! =)
it's been a while man! How has Eric been? We are all wonderful up here. Its getting cooler which means fall is coming! So we are acting like bears and getting ready for the snow. Miss you and hope all is well! Love Chris and Kim
Eric! Thanks for the lead bud. I put my girl working that area on it. Tell the production manager she's mighty fine. :P Grats on the addition to the tribe man! It was great to hear from you.
Dang!...DANG! I can see the future, y'all - (o: Found one thing I want to send to Dewey..still looking for the other thing to go with it, and no...ha- I'm afraid it's not a spiffy new guitar like this kid got! Love ya, JoLynn
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