Hendrix, Robin Trower, Jodie Fisher, Derek Truck, The Allman Brothers, Stevie Ray, B.B. King, Albert King, Peter Green, John Coltrain, My dad and Mr Wizard..... Pretty much everyone I know.
RayJay
Born in Downey California July 5th, 1977
Started playing in school band at age 9 blowing trumpet.
Traded trumpet in for a 76 Fender Strat in High School.
Formed first Hard rock band 1996
Played in bar rooms and Halls before I was old enough to be in em.
Started first blues band in 1999 (Change)
Played in Chino Hills Blues Festival (LA Jones, Greg Serrato)
Studied guitar construction and began doing repairs and custom guitar work.
Scored a gig on a Carnival Cruse Ship (Paridise) 2000-2001
Played in St Thomas, Cozemel, San Juan, Florida Keys, etc.
Played in house band in Miami Florida (Storm)
Moved to Georgia an started Ray Jay Band
Played bars and blues festivals on east coast with several bands (RJB & Mocha Express)
Picked up another full time gig with a country band (Ambush)
Played as studio guitar man for PAGE engineering.
Moved to around the east coast learning licks from all kinds of blues cats ( Walter Trout, Tinsley Ellis, Coco Montoya, LA Jones, Andrew Black, and more).
Moved back to California in 2004
Started The Jukebox Bandits, Played in bars, clubs, and blues festivals.
Played Riverside Orange Blossom Festival, LA Martin Luther King Day parade Both 2004-2005.
Moved to Ventura Ca and re-formed The RayJay Band.
I know, for a fact that every emotional song U sing-what you write is whats happening in your life. This is a wonderul gift to be able to express yoursel through your music. You are truelly a gifted man. Take care of her and treat her the way a woman needs to be treated. peace, shannon
Mijo! Miss ya! Message me please when you get a minute. The message icon wouldn't work on my end when I clicked on it. BTW - what's the name of the flight school you went to?
Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the ones who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason.. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it. Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you can't get them back.
It was good to see the band at the Shores over the Hoildays. I think I had a little to much Christmas cheer that night. (Red wine) Happy New year to the band! Did you make any New Year's resolutions?
