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==See also==
==See also==
Herndon interview<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/a4898d7c-c34c-4359-828e-65c2c503c7f2/episodes/dff4fc2c-5262-445c-b3ff-be58c3b27462/so-the-story-goes-with-brian-chartrand-ray-herndon |access-date=2022-06-23 |website=music.amazon.co.uk}}</ref>
Interview<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/a4898d7c-c34c-4359-828e-65c2c503c7f2/episodes/dff4fc2c-5262-445c-b3ff-be58c3b27462/so-the-story-goes-with-brian-chartrand-ray-herndon |access-date=2022-06-23 |title = Interview with Brian Cartrand|website=music.amazon.co.uk}}</ref>


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Ray Herndon
Born (1960-07-14) July 14, 1960 (age 64)
OriginArcadia neighborhood of Phoenix, Arizona, United States[1]
GenresLand
Occupation(s)Singer/songwriter, musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar,
Years active1982–present
LabelsDualtone Records
MCA Records
Compendia Records
Formerly ofLyle Lovett's Large Band[2]
McBride & the Ride
J. David Sloan and the Rogues
Websitewww.thebash.com/country/the-herndon-brothers

Ray Herndon (born July 14, 1960) is an American country singer/songwriter and guitarist known mainly for playing with Lyle Lovett's Large Band and McBride & the Ride.

Early life and education

Ray Herndon grew up in an Arizona musical family. His father, Brick Herndon, was a musician and band leader who owned a Scottsdale, Arizona, club, Handlebar J, that played country music. Herndon's older two brothers were also musicians;[3] by age three he appeared with them on local television, singing, dancing and playing instruments.[4] By age seven he had cut a Christmas song with his brothers for RCA and was playing guitar in his father's band.[5] After studying jazz at Mesa Community College[6], he left the family business[5] joined a Phoenix houseband, J. David Sloan and the Rogues.[3]

Career

The Rogues were invited to play at the 1983 Schueberfouer in Luxembourg.[7] He met Lyle Lovett there and invited him to sit in with the band.[8] This led to a long relationship with Lovett; he became lead guitarist in 1985,[9] played on many of his recordings, sang a duet with him on his first album[7] and toured with him, off and on, from 1983. "Looking to expand his horizons,"[5] he became a founding member of the country group McBride & the Ride; they had early success with four consecutive top-five singles. He has had three stints with McBride & the Ride, 1989–1994, 2000–2002[10] and when they reconstituted in 2021. Herndon called this last iteration "almost Zen-like." In February, 2022, the band had their first Nashville concert in 20 years.[11][9][12] After the 2002 split, he released a solo album, Livin’ the Dream (with musical guests, including Lyle Lovett, Jessi Colter, Jon Randall Stewart, Sonya Isaacs and Clint Black). His major songwriting successes were co-writing Kenny Chesney's breakout Me and You and his own My Dog Thinks 'm EIlvis, which was used in a television commercial for Radio Shack.[10] Besides Chesney, he has written songs for Aaron Tippin, Lee Greenwood, Linda Davis, Sonya Isaacs and McBride & the Ride.[3]

Return to Arizona

After his time as a Nashville songwriter,[13] he returned to Arizona to help his family run the Handlebar J, where he and his bother Ron do weekly shows.[14][15] In 2004 he and Jessi Colter hosted a show at the restaurant as a tribute to Waylon Jennings. It was called Outlaw Connection, carried by SIRIUS and introduced by Steven Van Zandt.[16] Other participants included Hank Williams Jr., Shooter Jennings, Tony Furtado, and Tony Joe White.[17] In 2008, he was inducted into the Arizona Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame.[18] In 2015 Herndon returned to the recording studio. Former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods, to showcase Arizona in a different light, "rounded up a cast of Phoenix-area all-stars" and cut an album called Grant Woods' The Project. Herndon sang What Else Could I Do.[19][20] After his mother died in 2017 he became the sole owner of the restaurant, which has been family owned since 1975.[21] He has remained active in the local Arizona music scene with mentoring young artists[22] and 2022 performances with Matt Rollings[23] and a tribute to Jerry Riopelle.[24] On Herndon's decision to leave Nashville and return to Arizona, Lyle Lovett commented:

Someone as immensely talented as Ray Herndon chooses to live where he's from, to run his family's business and uphold his family's legacy. That's where life is for Ray. And I just admire that greatly.[7]

See also

Interview[25]

References

  1. ^ "Musical stars with Arizona connections". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  2. ^ Blackstock, Peter. "Review: Lyle Lovett & His Large Band at ACL Live, night one". austin360. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  3. ^ a b c "Ray Herndon Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  4. ^ "McBride & the Ride Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  5. ^ a b c Crowley, Larry. "RIBS REVISITEDCOUNTRY MUSIC SIMMERS AT HERNDONS' HANDLEBAR-J". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  6. ^ Leatherman, Benjamin. "Mr. Lucky's Oral History: 55 Years of Wild Tales From Phoenix's Iconic Country Nightclub". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  7. ^ a b c Masley, Ed. "Lyle Lovett on his new album '12th of June' and how a Phoenix house band changed his life". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  8. ^ Coughlin, Kevin. "Lyle Lovett and His Band loom Large in Morristown | Morristown Green". Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  9. ^ a b Trigger (2021-03-10). "90's Country Trio 'McBride & The Ride' to Ride Once Again". Saving Country Music. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  10. ^ a b Morris 1/12/2005, Edward. "Ray Herndon Ready for the Spotlight". CMT News. Retrieved 2022-06-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ "McBride & The Ride To Play First Nashville Show In 20 Years". MusicRow.com. 2022-01-27. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  12. ^ "McBride & The Ride Full Tour Schedule 2022 & 2023, Tour Dates & Concerts – Songkick". www.songkick.com. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  13. ^ "Herndon Family & Handlebar J". Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  14. ^ "Arizona Country Roads". PHOENIX magazine. 2014-07-01. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
  15. ^ "Handlebar J events".
  16. ^ Waylon Jennings tribute[1]
  17. ^ "RolandNote.com: The Ultimate Country Music Database". rolandnote.com. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
  18. ^ "Inductees". Arizona Music & Entertainment Hall Of Fame. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  19. ^ Grant Woods' the Project - Michael Nitro - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 2015-05-14, retrieved 2022-06-21
  20. ^ Masley, Ed. "Former Attorney General Grant Woods shares musical side". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2022-06-21.
  21. ^ Sole owner of HBJ[2]
  22. ^ deFabry, Megan (2021-09-13). "The Rise of Josh Scott". Cowboy Lifestyle Network. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  23. ^ Cristi, A. A. "Matt Rollings Comes Home To Phoenix". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  24. ^ Masley, Ed. "'He was like Phoenix's Elvis': How Valley musicians honor an adopted local legend". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
  25. ^ "Interview with Brian Cartrand". music.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-06-23.
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