More About Me
Name:
Roger Ray
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
Guitars:
Chop Shop series Bossman II & a Chop Shop series Southern Belle.
What do you drive?
Ford F-150
What do you drink?
Budweiser & Jim Beam
When did you start playing guitar?
At the age of 10.
What was your first guitar?
It was a Fender acoustic guitar.
What band do you perform with?
Jason Boland & The Stragglers.
Who is your guitar hero?
Luther Perkins
What is the first song you ever learned to play?
The first song was “The Folsom Prison Blues”.
What elements describe your approach to playing?
I try to play very focused. I don’t know a whole lot of licks, so I try to play the ones I do know with a lot of passion. You know….with balls!!!
Tell us about the best show you ever played?
The best show was probably at the Cains Ballroom in Tulsa, OK. There’s a lot of history and good energy in that place.
What is your favorite food and/or recipe?
Raw oysters…..no recipe neccessary!!
What quote best describes you or is your mantra for your life?
“The unexamined life is not worth living” – Socrates
