Ealry Ray to headline Charlotte Oktoberfest!

Early Ray announced today that they will be headlining the 2012 Charlotte Oktoberfest at Metroline Fairgrounds on September 29th.  Charlotte Oktoberseft is a charity event presented by Caolina BrewMasters who presented a check for $25,000 dollars to National Kidney Foundation last year bringing the total to over $300,000 dollars donated to charities in the past 13 years.  The 2012 Charlotte Oktoberfest will be held at The Metrolina Tradeshow Expo on September 29. The expo is located at 7100 Statesville Road, just 10 minutes from uptown Charlotte and just off of I-77 between exit 16 and exit 18 on Statesville Road. The festival will be held on the outdoor grass fields.  This is an incredibly popular event that has sold out in advance for 4 years running, so get your tickets as soon as they are available.

Early Ray to Play with Marshall Tucker

Early Ray will play with Marshal Tucker Saturday, April 21 at the Celebrate Freedom Foundation in Columbia, SC.  The foundation is in it's 16th year and has continued to grow each of those years.  Ealry Ray is proud to be a part of the celebration as they pay tribute to our nation's service women who have fought for our freedoms that we enjoy.  Marshal Tucker is schedule to headline the show at 4PM with Early Ray scheduled just prior at 2PM.  This is a free concert with meet and greet opportunities afterward.  For more information please visit Celebrate Freedom Festival.  (Join Early Ray at Wild Wing Cafe in The Vista Saturday night for second performance in Columbia.)

Early Ray on Charlotte Today

On Friday, March 9 at 11AM Early Ray will be the featured artist on the local live lifestyle and entertainment show, Charlotte Today, airing on WCNC-TV.  The show is hosted by Colleen Odegaard, Bob Tanner and Davyee Sutton.  Bob Tanner is also known for his hosting of "Tanner in the Morning" on The New 103.7FM, a country music station in Charlotte.  Tanner has been to see Early Ray in the past and let them know after the performance that there was interest in having them on the show. According to tour manager Troy Perry, Early Ray is looking forward to the performance, "this week Charlotte Today, next week David Letterman.  Well, maybe not next week, but we hope to get there soon."  Several of the members of Early Ray have shared the spotlight on Charlotte Today, including Gary "Double G" Greene who has performed on the show with Cravin' Melon. 

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RICKY PALOOZA SOLD OUT!

Early Ray and friends will play a memorial concert for long time friend, and country music artist, Ricky Clinton.  Rayen, front man for Early Ray, has been friends with the young singer for several years and wanted to pay tribute to Ricky's love for life and music by having a celebration concert.  Puckett's Farm Equipment located in the Derita community off of West Sugar Creek Road is the venue of choice due to its ri

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Early Ray Schedules New Wild Wing Mini-Tour

 Early Ray schedules a new tour for Wild Wing Cafe in April, after finishing up a wildly successful three city tour in January.  Rob Lamble, owner of Ear For Music and the talent buyer for  Wild Wing Cafe, reported that Early Ray did very well and was eager to schedule more shows as soon as possible.  Already heavily booked, the band wasn't able to schedule a second run until mid/late April.  The band's manager, Troy Perry said, "Early Ray is in serious demand right now, and venues are starting to realize that they need to do their booking many months in advance.  This is a good problem to have, and I only see it getting worse, or do I mean better?...  Whichever one means we are playing more shows in new places."

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