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RAY GOMEZ

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  • Genre: Blues / Jazz / Rock

    Location New York USA and Madrid, ES

    Profile Views: 142417

    Last Login: 9/20/2012

    Member Since 3/22/2008

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LnJheWdvbWV6LmNvbQ==

    Record Label Mac/Arena

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  • Bio

    ....*****LET THE PROS TELL YOU ABOUT RAY*****.... “Hearing Ray Gomez play is like eating fresh watermelon in summer.” ~ Carlos Santana .... “…The best player I’ve heard since Eric Clapton.” ~ John Mayall Following 1977 Stanley Clarke Show at the Roxy, Los Angeles.... “Ray Gomez is one of the greatest guitarists of all times!” ~ Narada Michael Walden.... “Ray is one of my favorites of all times – Hendrix, Clapton and Ray.” ~ Joey Bonamassa.... “I really like Ray Gomez!” ~ Shawn Lane.... “I love your playing; lots of colors.”..~ Jeff Beck.. .. “What a tremendous stylist! He displays the kind of integrity that defines clarity and tone at the same time.” ~ Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top),Guitar Player Magazine.... “I think my favorite for music and spirit is Ray Gomez.” ~ Stanley Clarke.... “Ray is my favorite guitar player. He can play anything.” ~ Roy Buchanan.... “One of my favorites!” ~ Scott Henderson.... “I'm a fan!” ~ Steve Lukather....r “Ray Gomez is truly an unsung hero in American music.” ~ Stanley Clarke.... “…The best since Clapton.” ~ Tom Dowd Engineer (Cream - "Disraeli Gears") and Producer (Eric Clapton).... “We had predicted ovations for Tomatito… There is no doubt that Luis Salinas and Ray Gomez were the ones who set the place on fire!” ~ Diario de Mallorca on Palabra de Guitarra Latina.... “This guitar hero is a “locomotive” in any context; rock, jazz, blues and pop made coherent by the touch of Ray, the Master! …Classy, like a Rolls Royce…” ~ Lons le Saunier.... “Ray Gomez… Overwhelming virtuosity!” ~ Journal Sud-Ouest on Festival de guitare d’Astaffort.... “Ray Gomez with his colleague, Bunny Brunel, in a show with no musical frontiers; overflowing with musicality. …An apocalyptic ending!” ~ J. Rolleau, guitar & Bass on Festival guitare d’Astaffort”.... “His mastery of trio playing is way above the norm, alternating rich chords, rhythmic figures glued to the drums, cutting fills played with his fingers and apocalyptic solos.” ~ Olivier Boasson, Guitar & Bass.... “The concert concluded with the jazz rock and blues of Ray Gomez, who astonished everybody with his vitality and devastating energy!” ~ Journal La Dépêche du Midi on Nuit de la guitare Agen...... ................................................................................................................................... Of course we also have the REAL experts who will disagree specially on Guitar Faux Rhums....WE SALUTE YOU!!.. http://www.raygomez.com/discography.htm.. .. http://www.raygomez.com/biography_page_one.htm .. .. Enjoy life !.. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... .. .. .. VIDEO Clips 1 and 2: Tom Brechtlein=Drums William B "Smitty" Smith {RIP}=Organ Recorded dec 90 in San fernando Valley,California..released in 91 .. BLUE STAR {91} {sometimes...} .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... .. ..SMOKING A SHUFLE! {91}..{other times..}..OH,BY THE WAY ,THE FINGER PLAYING IS INSPIRED BY COUNTRY FINGERPICKING AND PEDAL STEEL PLAYERS.AS WELL AS ORGAN PLAYERS..AND MICE ELF!..And yes,i heard JB doing a looped two notes lick with fingers..that's all..LICKS HERE ARE MINE BABY!..TRIED FINGERPICKS IN THE 60'S..HORRIBLY WRONG FOR ME.......... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... ..WITH STANLEY CLARKE 1977-MONTREUX. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... .... .... .."THE DANCER "FROM SCHOOL DAYS..I CAME UP WITH THAT BASS LINE..Drums:Gerry Brown/David Sancious:MiniMoog and Keys/Bass and Piccolo Bass:Stanley Clarke/>Ray Gomez:WhaWha Guitar,melody,last solo ..Produced by KEN SCOTT .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .............. CHAKA KHAN "Twisted" Steve Ferrone,Drums/Anthony Jackson,bass/Hiram Bullock RIP,rythm git/Ray Gomez,Lead Git,power chords/Keys,TBA.. Produced by ARIF MARDIN 1982.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... ..........THE SINGLES FROM "VOLUME" ....*****Make your move******.. ..First single,top 50 in US Radio,Number One in St Louis with heavy rotation for months,ahead of Van Halen,Billy Joel,Paul McCartney,ect.. With a little push from CBS,Volume would've been gold or even platinum.. Thanx for the unbelievable negligence,guys,not to say "sabotage"...... *****Summer in the city*****.... Became a hit on BBC Radio ahead of the usual big stars ..Boz Scaggs being one.. remember him?.. Musicians:Vinnie Appice:drums,Will Lee:bass{Make your Move}Jimi Haslip:Bass{Summer in the city}Chris Palmaro:Keys,Ray Gomez:Guitar,vocals ..For "Summer in the city",Percussion:Sammy Figueroa,Rafael Cruz,Ray Gomez ..Bkgd vocals :Lana Groves,Diva Gray,Ullanda mcCullough ..Michael Brecker:tenor sax,George Young,alto sax,Randy Brecker :trumpet & horns arrangements .. Produced by Ray Gomez .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........ INTERVIEW FOR THE SPANISH GUITAR MAGAZINE "CUTAWAY" ..
  • Members

    ..YOU TELL ME..
  • Influences

    LA MACARENA
  • Sounds Like

    ..WEST SIDE BOOGIE FROM "VOLUME" recorded iN 79,1980 release.. FIRST MELODIES WITH TREM BAR AND HARMONICS,WAY BEFORE JB,WITH ALL RESPECT TO HIS "GREATNESS"....YES SIR...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... 2/Lenny White - MATING DRIVE/1975 -"Venusian Summer",LARRY YOUNG R.I.P KILLER ORGAN!.. "Doug Rauch",Bass extraordinaire.R.I.P/Doug Rodrigues,2nd guitar/Onaje Alan Gumbs,Fender rhodes,echoplex/Ray Gomez,Lead git "LIVE!" ....3/LENNY WHITE FEATURING HERBIE HANCOCK,RAY GOMEZ,AND VERDINE WHITE from Earth Wind And Fire.. '"RAPID TRANSIT",Written by RAY GOMEZ....BELOW THAT,WE HAVE....4/"SWEET DREAMER"..LENNY WHITE with HERBIE HANCOCK,LINDA TILLERY AND RAY GOMEZ.... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ............ .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... ........ANIMAL LOGIC WITH STANLEY AND STU COPELAND..THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW..A PLEASANT WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING.."Rose colored glasses" ..KINDA BUBBLE GUM ROSE/PINK COLORED GLASSES..OOOOOH..FUNKY THOUGH.. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... ....,,,,, THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF "MAMY BLUE" 70-71...POP TOPS.... POP STARDOM..WORLD HIT. 3.000.000 copies sold in 1972.. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... .......... ..... POP TOPS OTHER WORLD HIT "OH LORD,WHY LORD" .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .......... ...... ..........THE UNDISPUTABLE KING with MITCH MITCHELL & NOEL REDDING !! ..*****THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE***** ..A BOB DYLAN SONG......R I P, BROS......THANX FOREVER!.... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. ..

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  • Tommy Stephenson - Keyb…

    Who plays more from his heart and soul than Ray? No one. EVER!!!!!!!!!!!you are the greatest my friend.

    2 years ago
  • RAY GOMEZ

    Hi my friends,
    Thank you for your kind words,,
    This is pretty much over
    I'm on facebook
    http://www.facebook.com/TheRayGomez
    and also
    http://www.facebook.com/RAYGOMEZMUSIC

    2 years ago
  • Owatone

    Whish you a happy 2011! And...yes...the new Myspace format made "everything" up side down for me too, but I feels ok now :)
    Regards from PoA @ Owatone

    2 years ago
  • Rebeca Alvarez Barrient…

    Querido maestro, q razon tienes con l del myspace...sigo loca x poder comprar tus ultimas grabaciones(n cuanto pague l gas jaja). Alfonso Murillo y yo te deseamos lo mejor para el nuevo ano, un abrazo

    2 years ago
  • Roger Brainard (officia…

    Blessings and Peace from Rogland... just stopping by to wish you a great day.

    2 years ago
  • Fluff Fortune

    Hi Ray hope you're well, great playin on "Evil woman blues" and the last half of "lazy poker blues" on the "This is the blues" CD set,nice one.

    2 years ago
  • isis child

    HI RAY! Sorry for the late reply buddy! I was out of town for 2 weeks.
    I hope that all is well your way! Thanks for the GREAT video of FREE! Simply AWESOME!!!
    Take care Maestro!
    Freddy / ISIS CHILD

    2 years ago
  • Georgio Farina's LifeLi…

    I just stop by to say thank you so much for your open friendship and your inspired comments.
    Let's work together and change this world in a better place!
    God bless you, more and more!

    Georgio 1. CC 13

    Please visit also www.georgiofarina.com

    2 years ago
  • isis child

    HI my buddy RAY! Bootsy is grooving and kicking!!!
    Great video! I love the line-up!
    Have a relaxing week maestro!
    Cheers!
    Freddy

    2 years ago
  • Yosuke Miyake

    Hi, Ray

    how are you ?

    hope all is well.


    Regards


    Yosuke

    2 years ago
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Bio:

..

*****LET THE PROS TELL YOU ABOUT RAY*****

“Hearing Ray Gomez play is like eating fresh watermelon in summer.” ~ Carlos Santana

“…The best player I’ve heard since Eric Clapton.” ~ John Mayall Following 1977 Stanley Clarke Show at the Roxy, Los Angeles

“Ray Gomez is one of the greatest guitarists of all times!” ~ Narada Michael Walden

“Ray is one of my favorites of all times – Hendrix, Clapton and Ray.” ~ Joey Bonamassa

“I really like Ray Gomez!” ~ Shawn Lane

“I love your playing; lots of colors.”
~ Jeff Beck

“What a tremendous stylist! He displays the kind of integrity that defines clarity and tone at the same time.” ~ Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top),Guitar Player Magazine

“I think my favorite for music and spirit is Ray Gomez.” ~ Stanley Clarke

“Ray is my favorite guitar player. He can play anything.” ~ Roy Buchanan

“One of my favorites!” ~ Scott Henderson

“I'm a fan!” ~ Steve Lukather

r “Ray Gomez is truly an unsung hero in American music.” ~ Stanley Clarke

“…The best since Clapton.” ~ Tom Dowd Engineer (Cream - "Disraeli Gears") and Producer (Eric Clapton)

“We had predicted ovations for Tomatito… There is no doubt that Luis Salinas and Ray Gomez were the ones who set the place on fire!” ~ Diario de Mallorca on Palabra de Guitarra Latina

“This guitar hero is a “locomotive” in any context; rock, jazz, blues and pop made coherent by the touch of Ray, the Master! …Classy, like a Rolls Royce…” ~ Lons le Saunier

“Ray Gomez… Overwhelming virtuosity!” ~ Journal Sud-Ouest on Festival de guitare d’Astaffort

“Ray Gomez with his colleague, Bunny Brunel, in a show with no musical frontiers; overflowing with musicality. …An apocalyptic ending!” ~ J. Rolleau, guitar & Bass on Festival guitare d’Astaffort”

“His mastery of trio playing is way above the norm, alternating rich chords, rhythmic figures glued to the drums, cutting fills played with his fingers and apocalyptic solos.” ~ Olivier Boasson, Guitar & Bass

“The concert concluded with the jazz rock and blues of Ray Gomez, who astonished everybody with his vitality and devastating energy!” ~ Journal La Dépêche du Midi on Nuit de la guitare Agen


................................................................................................................................... Of course we also have the REAL experts who will disagree specially on Guitar Faux Rhums..
WE SALUTE YOU!!
http://www.raygomez.com/discography.htm

http://www.raygomez.com/biography_page_one.htm

Enjoy life !

..

.. ..

VIDEO Clips 1 and 2: Tom Brechtlein=Drums William B "Smitty" Smith {RIP}=Organ Recorded dec 90 in San fernando Valley,California..released in 91
BLUE STAR {91} {sometimes...}

SMOKING A SHUFLE! {91}..{other times..}
OH,BY THE WAY ,THE FINGER PLAYING IS INSPIRED BY COUNTRY FINGERPICKING AND PEDAL STEEL PLAYERS.AS WELL AS ORGAN PLAYERS..AND MICE ELF!..And yes,i heard JB doing a looped two notes lick with fingers..that's all..LICKS HERE ARE MINE BABY!
TRIED FINGERPICKS IN THE 60'S..HORRIBLY WRONG FOR ME..


WITH STANLEY CLARKE 1977-MONTREUX.

.. .... .."THE DANCER "FROM SCHOOL DAYS..I CAME UP WITH THAT BASS LINE..Drums:Gerry Brown/David Sancious:MiniMoog and Keys/Bass and Piccolo Bass:Stanley Clarke/>Ray Gomez:WhaWha Guitar,melody,last solo
Produced by KEN SCOTT

.... CHAKA KHAN "Twisted" Steve Ferrone,Drums/Anthony Jackson,bass/Hiram Bullock RIP,rythm git/Ray Gomez,Lead Git,power chords/Keys,TBA
Produced by ARIF MARDIN 1982

..

THE SINGLES FROM "VOLUME"

*****Make your move******

First single,top 50 in US Radio,Number One in St Louis with heavy rotation for months,ahead of Van Halen,Billy Joel,Paul McCartney,ect
With a little push from CBS,Volume would've been gold or even platinum.. Thanx for the unbelievable negligence,guys,not to say "sabotage"..

*****Summer in the city*****

Became a hit on BBC Radio ahead of the usual big stars ..Boz Scaggs being one.. remember him?
Musicians:Vinnie Appice:drums,Will Lee:bass{Make your Move}Jimi Haslip:Bass{Summer in the city}Chris Palmaro:Keys,Ray Gomez:Guitar,vocals
For "Summer in the city",Percussion:Sammy Figueroa,Rafael Cruz,Ray Gomez
Bkgd vocals :Lana Groves,Diva Gray,Ullanda mcCullough
Michael Brecker:tenor sax,George Young,alto sax,Randy Brecker :trumpet & horns arrangements
Produced by Ray Gomez




INTERVIEW FOR THE SPANISH GUITAR MAGAZINE "CUTAWAY" ....

Member Since:

March 22, 2008

Members:

YOU TELL ME..

Influences:

LA MACARENA

Sounds Like:

WEST SIDE BOOGIE FROM "VOLUME" recorded iN 79,1980 release.. FIRST MELODIES WITH TREM BAR AND HARMONICS,WAY BEFORE JB,WITH ALL RESPECT TO HIS "GREATNESS"..
YES SIR..

...... 2/Lenny White - MATING DRIVE/1975 -"Venusian Summer",LARRY YOUNG R.I.P KILLER ORGAN!.. "Doug Rauch",Bass extraordinaire.R.I.P/Doug Rodrigues,2nd guitar/Onaje Alan Gumbs,Fender rhodes,echoplex/Ray Gomez,Lead git "LIVE!"

3/LENNY WHITE FEATURING HERBIE HANCOCK,RAY GOMEZ,AND VERDINE WHITE from Earth Wind And Fire
'"RAPID TRANSIT",Written by RAY GOMEZ

BELOW THAT,WE HAVE

4/"SWEET DREAMER"
LENNY WHITE with HERBIE HANCOCK,LINDA TILLERY AND RAY GOMEZ

..

..

..
....ANIMAL LOGIC WITH STANLEY AND STU COPELAND..THE JOHNNY CARSON SHOW..A PLEASANT WAY TO SPEND AN EVENING.."Rose colored glasses"
KINDA BUBBLE GUM ROSE/PINK COLORED GLASSES..OOOOOH..FUNKY THOUGH..



,,,,, THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF "MAMY BLUE" 70-71...POP TOPS.... POP STARDOM..WORLD HIT. 3.000.000 copies sold in 1972..


.
POP TOPS OTHER WORLD HIT "OH LORD,WHY LORD"

THE UNDISPUTABLE KING with MITCH MITCHELL & NOEL REDDING !!
*****THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE*****
A BOB DYLAN SONG....
R I P, BROS..

THANX FOREVER!

.. ..

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