- Ray White
Ray White is a soul vocalist and rock and blues
guitarist , most well-known as a member ofFrank Zappa 's touring ensembles. He was drafted into Zappa's band in the fall of1976 , being featured on rhythm guitar and vocals, forming a memorable vocal harmony partnership withIke Willis on later tours in1980 and1984 . He participated on the albumsZappa in New York (March 1978) featuring a powerful lead vocal on "The Illinois Enema Bandit ",Tinsel Town Rebellion (May 1981),You Are What You Is (Sept 1981),Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (May 1982) andThe Man From Utopia (March 1983). He also had a cameo appearance in Cheech & Chong's movieNice Dreams .Ray has also worked with jam-oriented groups like
KVHW , Don't Push the Clown andUmphrey's McGee since his contributions to the Zappa band, and has more recently worked with a variety of Michigan artists, including former Rare Earth drummer Bob Weaver, as well as members of the funk/fusion combo Generic Produce.In summer 2007 Ray White joined
Dweezil Zappa as a special guest for theZappa Plays Zappa Tour.Ray White appears on Ed Englerth's song "I Forgot Who I Am" for Ed's new CD "Restless Ghost" on BlueSideDownStudios Recordings in 2008.
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