Ray White
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Ray White | |
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 Ray White withZappa Plays Zappa,Copenhagen,2007 | |
| Background information | |
| Genres | Rock and roll,blues rock,soul |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals,guitar |
| Labels | DiscReet Records,BlueSideDownStudios Recordings, Forecast Music |
Ray Shirley White Sr.is an Americansoul vocalistand rock and bluesguitarist,best known as a member ofFrank Zappa's touring ensembles.[1]He was drafted into Zappa's band in late 1976, being featured onrhythm guitarand vocals, forming a vocal harmony partnership withIke Willison later tours in 1980 and 1984. White's vocals can be heard onZappa in New York(March 1978) andYou Are What You Is(September 1981) as well as others. White can also be found on aThe Torture Never StopsandDoes Humor Belong in Music?;the former is a DVD from Zappa's 1981 tour (without Ike Willis) and the latter filmed at the pier in New York in 1984; the video features White and Ike Willis' vocal harmonies. According to Zappa, White, who was deeply religious, was uncomfortable with the atheistic views of some of the other band members, which led to his departure.
White has also worked with jam-oriented groups likeKVHW,Don't Push the Clown andUmphrey's McGeesince his contributions to the Zappa band, and has worked with a variety of Michigan artists, including formerRare Earthdrummer Bob Weaver, as well as members of the funk/fusion combo Generic Produce.
In 2007 Ray White joinedDweezil Zappaas a special guest for theZappa Plays ZappaTour. White is also a member of the group Band From Utopia (also called Banned from Utopia[2]), formed by former members of different formations of Frank Zappa's band who wanted to pay tribute to his work.
White is also a member of the Zappa Band, an alumni band consisting of former Frank Zappa contributors keyboardist/guitaristMike Keneally,multi-instrumentalistRobert Martin,bassistScott Thunes,drummer Joe Travers, guitaristJamie Kimeand White on vocals and guitar.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^Miles, Barry (2005-10-25).Zappa: A Biography.Grove Press. pp. 255, 283.ISBN978-0-8021-4215-3.Retrieved13 July2011.
- ^ZAPPA, BANNED FROM UTOPIA-- ALUMNI-DRIVEN MUSIC OF FRANK."BANNED FROM UTOPIA -- ALUMNI-DRIVEN MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA".BANNED FROM UTOPIA -- ALUMNI-DRIVEN MUSIC OF FRANK ZAPPA.Retrieved2024-07-22.
- ^"The Zappa Band on Facebook".Facebook.Retrieved2023-06-19.
- ^"THE ZAPPA BAND".The Flying Monkey.Retrieved2023-06-19.
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