BORN IN PARIS TX. IN 1953, AT THE AGE OF 11 STARTED PLAYING THE MANDOLIN, THEN GUITAR, PLAYED IN CLUBS WITH MY MOM AND DAD, SOME SCHOOL BANDS, MOVED TO FT. WORTH TX . PLAYED WITH TEXAS DUST, NOCONA BAND, COWBOY CITY BAND, HOUSE BAND AT BIG RIVER, OPEN SHOWS AT BILLY BOBS TEXAS, ALABAMA ONE TIME ON A NEW YEARS EVE. STILL WRITE AND RECORD MUSIC AT HOME STUDIO. EMAIL CONTACTS AND REVERBNATION AND FACEBOOK ARE MY PRESENT AUDIENCE. email is jrjamesray@aol.com.